In Poland last month I saw many signs of support for Ukraine - a sign in our local subway station read "We are with you" in Polish and Ukrainian - and Ukrainian flags. In Gdansk, every city bus flew a small Polish flag and a small Ukrainian flag, and in Warsaw, a souvenir stand on one of the main streets sold Ukrainian flags and toilet paper stamped with a picture of Putin’s face. As a Polish friend explained: “[There is] a strong sense of this being ‘our war,’ happening so close to our borders and – a sentiment shared by great numbers of Poles – being fought at least partially for our sake, if not in our name.”
The old saw about history repeating itself seems especially true when Russia is involved.
