There is a tendency to divide Europeans as supporters of either Ukraine or Russia. Olena Babakova, a journalist, migration researcher and lecturer, presents a more nuanced picture. For example, a critique of Ukraine in Poland does not automatically mean support for Russia. There are approaches vary from country to country. All these nuances should be taken by decision makers, but that's not necessary the case.
It would be easy to understand why Poles or Germans support Ukraine and oppose Russia, or the other way around. Olena Babakova, a journalist, migration researcher and lecturer, presents a more complex view where one can criticize or oppose Ukraine while neither supporting Russia. The reasons and nuances also vary from country to country, too.
The podcast was produced as a part of the 6th German-Polish Round Table on the Eastern Europe.
Project partners: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej, Zentrum Liberale Moderne and Austausch e.V., co-funded by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Warszawa and Fundacja Współpracy Polsko-Niemieckiej/Stiftung Für Deutsch-Polnische Zusammenarbeit.