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Ukraine and Poland forge ‘special relationship’ as war brings neighbours closer
Financial times ^ | 22 December 2022 | Raphael Minder, Barbara Erling

Posted on 12/23/2022 3:55:26 AM PST by Cronos

Journalist Anna Budyńska was among the grassroots army of Polish volunteers who rushed to help Ukrainian refugees as they began crossing the border in February to escape Russia’s invasion.

At first, she and her partner donated money and collected food and blankets for refugees arriving in Warsaw. But she wanted to do more to understand those whom she was helping and decided to learn Ukrainian.

“I suddenly realised that I had always loved to travel to western Europe, India or Mexico, but I had never visited Ukraine, knew nothing about Ukrainian culture and only a little bit about its history that was taught at school,”

Polish historian Maciej Franz said 2022 would be remembered as “a special year of integration” between “two nations that were isolated from each other by politics half a century ago, and even earlier by hatred and hostility, which was the result of the nationalism that raged between the mid-19th and 20th centuries”.

He said his country was helping Ukraine “because we know what it’s like to be under [Russian] occupation and how terrible it can be”.

... About 1.3mn Ukrainians lived in Poland before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February, and the number has more than doubled since then.

Their presence has given Poles a new sense of kinship with and respect for their neighbours.

...“We share a distinct fatalism and the same history of Russian imperialism, so many Polish people feel that the same kind of Russian aggression could once more await us,”

... Since February, Poland’s military and political support has been unwavering, even after Poland and Nato attributed an accidental missile strike that killed two Polish farm workers last month to the Ukrainian army. In the aftermath, Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that “it is in our best interest to help Ukraine”.

(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: barbaraerling; notourwar; raphaelminder; russianaggression; russianimperialism
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To: Four of Six

You seem to be triggered - just like a lib would be.

Enjoy that.


181 posted on 12/24/2022 11:47:04 AM PST by vladimir998 ( Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: vladimir998

Nope. Not triggered. Not even remotely disturbed. Actually very amused and still waiting for you to answer a simple question which you refuse to do. And that really surprises me since you claim to hold a Ph.D.

(PhD! Bwahahahahaha! OMG! What an idiot.)


182 posted on 12/24/2022 1:15:06 PM PST by Four of Six
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To: Cronos
Of course it happened, just as the Holodomor happened and just as the Russian massacre of civilians in Bucha happened

And the Volyn Massacre.

183 posted on 12/24/2022 1:19:05 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Four of Six

“Nope. Not triggered. Not even remotely disturbed.”

I posted two simple questions that showed your question was illogical.

You then responded with four posts in which you acted like a juvenile with a hurt ego.

You were triggered.

You’ll keep proving I’m right.


184 posted on 12/24/2022 4:14:15 PM PST by vladimir998 ( Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: vladimir998

Whatever. You still have not answered my question.

Everybody on this board knows you’re a weak and wobbly liar. (PhD! Bwahahahaha!)

Anyways, I’m done with you. Thanks for the laughs and Merry Christmas.


185 posted on 12/24/2022 4:25:43 PM PST by Four of Six
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To: Four of Six

“You still have not answered my question.”

I’d rather just watch you be triggered.


186 posted on 12/24/2022 4:34:09 PM PST by vladimir998 ( Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: McGruff

Maybe this article will provide context for the missile into Poland

“Missile strike likely not an assault on Poland, US and NATO say;
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/11/16/ukraine-russia-poland-missile-live-updates/10709829002/


187 posted on 12/27/2022 3:28:33 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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To: House Atreides

You were wrong. Will ping you again in june to reiterate your error


188 posted on 01/22/2023 11:16:44 PM PST by Cronos (.)
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