{"id":1404352,"date":"2026-06-12T13:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/why-relations-between-ukraine-and-poland-have-worsened-a-political-strategist-named-an-unexpected-reason\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:59:52","slug":"why-relations-between-ukraine-and-poland-have-worsened-a-political-strategist-named-an-unexpected-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/why-relations-between-ukraine-and-poland-have-worsened-a-political-strategist-named-an-unexpected-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Why relations between Ukraine and Poland have worsened: a political strategist named an unexpected reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The conflict between Poland and Ukraine over historical past and street names actually hides much deeper financial interests. After all, the country is in the midst of an election campaign, and residents of eastern Poland see Ukraine as a powerful competitor in the agricultural market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Political strategist Oleksiy Holobutskyi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RvQfY4xxVEs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spoke<\/a> about this on the air of &#8220;Pryamoye&#8221;, commenting on the calls of Polish deputies from the city of Kielce to change the name of Stepan Bandera Street in Vinnytsia, as well as the reaction of Polish society to the naming of a Ukrainian military unit after the heroes of the UPA.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Almost 100 years have passed. We must apologize. They must also apologize and continue to live in the 20th century, fighting against a common enemy,&#8221; the studio guest emphasized.<\/p>\n<p> https:\/\/youtu.be\/RvQfY4xxVEs?t=182<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/morality-with-a-double-bottom-poland-and-the-upa\/\">Morality with a double bottom: Poland and the UPA<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> He noted that an election campaign is underway in Poland, during which politicians are actively using the Ukrainian theme. In his opinion, residents of eastern Poland see Ukraine as a powerful competitor in the European agricultural market.<\/p>\n<p> According to the political strategist, historical claims against Stepan Bandera or the UPA are the easiest way to express dissatisfaction. Both peoples have many difficult moments in the past, but now it is important to find reconciliation to successfully confront the common enemy, &#8211; Oleksiy Golobutsky summed up.<\/p>\n<p> Meanwhile, public activist, politician, and journalist Vitaliy Haidukevych commented on the resolution of the Polish city of Kielce to the mayor of Vinnytsia demanding to change the name of Stepan Bandera Street on the air of &#8220;Pryamoye&#8221;. In his opinion, such calls and disputes regarding the common history of both states <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/zaboronenyy-bandera-chomu-polshcha-vymahaie-pereymenuvaty-vulytsiu-u-vinnytsi\/\">are related to internal political processes<\/a> in the neighboring country before the elections to be held in 2027.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" data-right>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/vulture-syndrome-why-did-all-the-neighbors-simultaneously-set-their-sights-on-ukraine\/\">Everyone Wants a Piece: Why Ukraine\u2019s Neighbors Are Closing In<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> As a reminder, Polish President Karol Nawrocki wants to deprive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland&#8217;s highest state award, the Order of the White Eagle, due to his <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/prezydent-polshchi-khoche-pozbavyty-zelenskoho-ordenu-biloho-orla-detali\/\">decision to award the elite unit of the Ukrainian Special Forces the title of Heroes of the UPA<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> The decree of the head of state noted that this was done in order to restore the historical traditions of the national army and in view of the exemplary performance of combat missions by the unit while protecting the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p> This decision caused discontent in the Polish Foreign Ministry. On May 28, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Marcin Bosacki, and the Ambassador of Ukraine, Vasyl Bodnar, during which a protest was expressed and it was emphasized that this step is sensitive for Polish society.<\/p>\n<p> By the way, in Lublin, Poland, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/u-liublini-znialy-prapor-ukrainy-cherez-ukaz-zelenskoho\/\">the Ukrainian flag was removed<\/a> from the city council building after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy&#8217;s decision to give one of the Special Operations Forces units the honorary title &#8220;named after the Heroes of the UPA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The conflict between Poland and Ukraine over historical past and street names actually hides much deeper financial interests. After all, the country is in the midst of an election campaign, and residents of eastern Poland see Ukraine as a powerful competitor in the agricultural market. Political strategist Oleksiy Holobutskyi spoke about this on the air [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":1404161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76885],"class_list":["post-1404352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1404352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1404161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1404352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1404352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}