What was supposed to be a temporary support has now turned into a long-term issue. CNA’s Jeremy Koh visits Poland’s Krakow to speak to Ukrainian refugees who are unable to return home.
The 34-year-old and her family – including her seven-year-old son, sisters and mother – left the capital Kyiv on Feb 25, a day after the invasion, and headed to safer regions in the west of the country. They eventually ended up in Poland weeks later.
While it helps to pay the bills, it is a far cry from the textile production company they operated for years in Kyiv. Polish foundation Wolno Nam, for instance, provides Ukrainians with a roof over their heads, food, and other essential items. “So they stayed for two, three nights, and they went on their way to the West. Now, most of the inhabitants are here for months.”Last November, during Poland’s national holiday, nationalists carried banners and shouted anti-Ukrainian slogans.A recent poll by the Polish Pollster Research Institute found that more than two-third of Poles think the Polish government is doing a good job in helping Ukraine in its war with Russia.
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