Moscow’s Divide and Rule

The Ukrainian-Polish border is a symbol of both international solidarity and the continuing threat that xenophobia poses to the European project.

a Red Army tank in Rakov during the Soviet invasion of Eastern Poland, 1939.
A Red Army tank in Rakov during the Soviet invasion of Eastern Poland, 1939 © akg-images/Universal Images.

The overwhelming support for Ukrainian refugees in Poland suggests that the two nations have overcome decades of mutual hatred which had allowed Russia to divide and rule the region.

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