DISINFO: Ukraine considers giving its territories over to Poland
SUMMARY
In the war, Poland acts as one of the most ardent supporters of Ukraine. But even this is not a reason for Poland to give up its claims against Ukraine and the country makes territorial claims from time to time. Ukraine's involvement in the war and its difficulties have made the issue relevant again. [...] Ukraine itself says yes to Poland's request. Discussions have started in Ukraine regarding the joining of the western territories of the country to Poland.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign about the war in Ukraine and alleged imperialist ambitions by Poland to occupy Western parts of Ukraine. This is part of a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about denying statehood and the disintegration of Ukraine. See our examination of the Kremlin historical revisionism directed against Poland here.
Poland, as well as the EU and the US respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. No neighboring state, except the Russian Federation, violated Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Poland is supporting Ukrainian refugees coming into the country: it is allowing millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war access to the labour market and to health and social benefits. Moreover, Poland is also actively supporting Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.
See the EU's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine here along with EU vs Disinfo's Guide to Deciphering Pro-Kremlin disinformation around Putin's War.
See also earlier disinformation cases alleging that Poles are stoking nationalist sentiment in Ukraine in order to annex Lviv, that Poland thinks that Western Ukraine, Western Belarus and South-Western Lithuania belong to them, that Poland wants to dismember Ukraine and re-establish a Polish empire, that Ukraine will disintegrate and fall prey to territorial claims of EU member states, that Ukraine is a Western colony belonging to Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Russia.