Ukraine in the Poland’s Foreign Policy in the Era of the Second Government of the United Right Wing under the Aegis of the Law and Justice Party (2015-2018) Cover Image

Ukraina w polityce zagranicznej Polski w dobie drugiego rządu zjednoczonej prawicy pod egidą Prawa i Sprawiedliwości (2015-2018)
Ukraine in the Poland’s Foreign Policy in the Era of the Second Government of the United Right Wing under the Aegis of the Law and Justice Party (2015-2018)

Author(s): Maciej Mróz
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Poland; Ukraine; the European Union; NATO; the United States of America; the Russian Federation; the Federal Republic of Germany; Intermarium

Summary/Abstract: The current model of Polish-Ukrainian relations is drawing to an end, while the new one is in the statu nascendi stage. The fundamental contradiction between the basic interests of Kiev and Warsaw consists in the fact that while Ukraine is seeking ways of integrating with the EU and needs a strong Europe as well as ipso facto strengthening the European community, Poland under the rule of the PiS-led coalition is heading towards Euro-skepticism and undermining cohesion of the European Union, even though after elections in Austria, the Netherlands and France in 2017 in particular, pendulum of the European policy is leaning towards the centre again. The present-day Poland, by turning its back on the European hard core, i.e. Germany and France, ceases to be an attractive partner for Ukraine, which in its turn is strengthening ties with Berlin due to Poland’s faltering position.

  • Issue Year: 47/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 23-36
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish