Poland's support for Ukraine shifts as war enters its third year
Three years after opening their borders to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees, Poles are becoming rather less welcoming. With a presidential election coming up, candidates have been surfing on anti-Ukrainian sentiment, suggesting that they are a burden on the Polish economy. But employers and economists say they’ve actually been a driver of growth. Adrien Sarlat sent this report from the southwestern industrial region of Lower Silesia, translated by Gulliver Cragg.
Three years after opening their borders to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees, Poles are becoming rather less welcoming. With a presidential election coming up, candidates have been surfing on anti-Ukrainian sentiment, suggesting that they are a burden on the Polish economy. But employers and economists say they’ve actually been a driver of growth. Adrien Sarlat sent this report from the southwestern industrial region of Lower Silesia, translated by Gulliver Cragg.
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