From the front line of war in Ukraine, Poland sees a changing EU

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland is now on the entrance line.

Polish President Andrzej Duda and Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak meet Polish instructors and Ukrainian troopers coaching on Leopard 2 A4 tanks within the tenth Armoured Cavalry Brigade in Swietoszow, Poland, February 13, 2023 [File: Kacper Pempel/Reuters]

Polish leaders weren't taken critically a few potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, although they have been involved lengthy earlier than the primary air raid sirens rang out in Kyiv in 2022. Ever since, Poland has performed a management function, pushing the European Union for extra support to Ukraine and internet hosting each overseas militaries and tens of millions of refugees as a front-line nation. However Poland has its personal longstanding battle with the EU, and it has been pushed to the again burner. How has the warfare in Ukraine modified Poland, and the way has Poland modified the EU?

On this episode: 

• Bartosz Węglarczyk (@bweglarczyk) editor-in-chief, Onet
• Maciej Konieczny (@_mkonieczny), member of Polish Parliament

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei with Miranda Lin and our host, Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s govt producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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