Did the Polish president announce on Monday plans to restrict access? Ukrainians in family benefits and health care, but also to prohibit the elimination of a Ukrainian nationalist leader of the 20th century, a decision showing that the country hardens its attitude towards refugees.

The decision of the Polish president to veto a bill that extends support to Ukraine in its current form means that on October 1, Warsaw will not continue to pay Starlink’s subscription to Ukraine, a spokesman said.

“The bill, which was vetoed by President Carol Navrotsky, extended the period of assistance, namely funding from the Ukraine Aid Fund, by the end of March next year,” Marek Georgitsa said. “Therefore, there is currently no legal basis for funding from 1 October.”

Poland has been one of Ukraine’s most ardent supporters after Russia’s invasion in 2022, but some Poles have been tired of the large number of refugees, while tensions between Warsaw and Kiev for the slaughter of Volinia during World War II have occasionally come to light. Official evidence shows that about 1.5 million Ukrainian citizens are in Poland today.

President Carol Navrotsky, a conservative nationalist and supporter of US President Donald Trump, had the pre -election slogan “The Poles First”, while pledging to limit the rights of foreigners to Poland.

“I did not change my mind and I intend to meet my commitments. I believe that the family allowance should only be granted to the Ukrainians who are trying to work in Poland, as is the case for health care, “he told reporters.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Today, Ukrainian refugees are entitled to receive the monthly family allowance of the 800 Zloti ($ 219) per child, as long as their children attend Polish schools. Other EU countries, such as Germany, have recently proposed benefits.

In Poland, the president may propose bills and veto the government’s law. The government, which is currently led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a pro -European central opponent of Navrotsky, may in turn block the president’s proposals, creating a deadlock.

Historical tensions

Navrotsky proposed Monday amending the Criminal Code to ban Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader who, during World War II, fought both the Nazis and the Soviets as well as his rebel army.

“I believe that the bill must explicitly refer to Bandera and equate its symbol with those corresponding to German national socialism, well -known Nazism, and Soviet communism,” Navrotsky said.

Many Ukrainians regard the Bandera and the militia of the heroes for their resistance to the Soviet Union and as symbols of the painful struggle of Kiev for independence from Moscow.

However, in Poland, many remember him as a symbol of opposition violence. Bandera is linked to the Ukrainian Army Army (UPA), which Warsaw accuses of committing mass massacres of Polish civilians in 1943-44, especially in Volinia. Thousands of Ukrainians were also killed in retaliation.

The public promotion of Nazi, fascist or communist ideas is punishable by a prison sentence of up to 3 years under the Polish Criminal Code.