Research suggests that Poland’s public opinion of Ukrainians is indeed worsening. According to a March 2025 poll by the respected CBOS Centre, just 50% of Poles are in favour of accepting Ukrainian refugees, a fall of seven percentage points in four months. Two years ago, the figure was 81%.
It’s the 4th generation memory wipe effect. Once the current grandparents have no direct experience of the thing, forget about the thing.
That would be true for Nazi Germany invading Poland, but Poland was a Soviet puppet until 1989, so well within current memory.
Good point.