Author: Jakub Bornio/Eurasia Daily Monitor

On September 15, the European Commission decided not to extend the ban on imports of certain grain exports from Ukraine. The ban was imposed after five European Union member states – Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia – effectively pressured Brussels to impose it, fearing destabilization of their domestic agricultural markets (see Eurasia Daily Monitor,...

While German politics remained relatively stable under former Chancellor Angela Merkel and we may observe a certain level of continuity under her successor, Olaf Scholz, Polish politics have undergone a profound change since 2015, when the United Right (Law and Justice) took charge. This shift has significantly influenced German-Polish relations, which, despite strong economic ties,...

Part I (Part II) Poland proved itself to be Ukraine’s crucial hinterland from the outset of Russia’s large-scale war on Ukraine launched on February 24. When hostilities intensified, Poland started to take in thousands and eventually millions of Ukrainian refugees and serves as a transport hub for Western military deliveries to Ukraine’s defense forces (see...

Part II (Part I) Poland is one of the most engaged Euro-Atlantic actors in the West’s proxy war with Russia over Ukraine. The military, societal and humanitarian support Poland continues to provide Ukraine has pushed the two neighboring states to deepen their strategic partnership, while the recently signed set of inter-governmental memorandums has laid the...