Polish Prime Minister Condemns Rising Xenophobia Against Ukrainians
Police reported 180 hate-crime complaints against Ukrainians in the first half of 2026 as tensions rose after several assaults.
- On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for an end to xenophobic attacks against Ukrainians in Poland, following a widely shared video of three Poles assaulting a Ukrainian couple in Wroclaw on Sunday.
- Ukrainians living in Poland have faced mounting public hostility in recent years as sympathy following Russia's 2022 invasion faded, with tensions exacerbated by Ukraine's decision to honor World War Two nationalist insurgents.
- Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported police received 180 hate crime reports against Ukrainians in the first half of 2026, a 30% increase, with recent assaults in Legnica, Poznan, and Bielsko-Biala.
- "Anyone who commits such vile acts is acting directly against Poland's interests," Tusk told a government meeting, while Ukraine's ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, called the violence unacceptable.
- These attacks persist even as Warsaw remains a staunch supporter of Kyiv's war effort against Russia, while relations remain strained by historical disputes involving President Karol Nawrocki and Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged President Karol Nawrocki to break his silence and respond to the rise in attacks on Ukrainian citizens in the country. Tusk said politicians who tolerate or justify radical groups are responsible for the rise in violence. According to him, the attacks on Ukrainians are a sign of the spread of hooliganism and violent extremism, which is strengthened by political support. The Polish prime minister also c…
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A brutal attack in Wroclaw shocked Poland: three men beat together a Ukrainian couple. Tusk warns of increasing violence and expects consequences from head of state Nawrocki.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday criticized a series of recent attacks in Poland against Ukrainian citizens and called on the country's right-wing politicians to break their silence and publicly condemn the violence.
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