What Neighbours Write About Poland – 14 November 2026

In brief

• According to Espreso, Izabella Chruślińska argues that there is no independent Poland without an independent Ukraine, and that Polish-Ukrainian relations need rethinking.
• Espreso reports that Chruślińska mentions the influence of Jerzy Giedroyc and Jacek Kuroń on these relations.
• According to Espreso's account, the columnist disagrees with comparing Poland to Russia and speaks about the conditions needed for a partnership between the two nations.
• Espreso quotes Chruślińska saying that her interest in Ukraine had both rational and irrational grounds.
• According to Espreso, after returning to Poland in 1996, Chruślińska turned to Ukrainian topics.

Ukrainian press

According to the Ukrainian outlet Espreso, columnist Izabella Chruślińska, in an interview with Lesia Vakuluk on Slava TV, explains that there is no independent Poland without an independent Ukraine and that Polish-Ukrainian relations require rethinking. Espreso reports that Chruślińska mentions the influence of Jerzy Giedroyc and Jacek Kuroń on these relations, disagrees with comparing Poland to Russia, and speaks about the conditions needed for a partnership between the two nations. According to her, her interest in Ukraine had both rational and irrational grounds, and after returning to Poland in 1996 she turned to Ukrainian topics (Ізабелла Хруслінська: "Без незалежної України немає незалежної Польщі": чому польсько-українські відносини потребують переосмислення – Espreso).