AUTHOR:
Vira Burdiak
ABSTRACT:
The paper focuses on interrelations between two countries in the sphere of European integration policy, Poland’s assistance and support to Ukraine on its way to the EU. The author analyzes Poland’s external policy in regard to Ukraine over the last ten years after the former joined the EU, points out the attempts to force integration of Ukraine to the EU under V. Yushchenko, to commence dialogue with V. Yanukovych and compel the latter to start reforms, and over the last years – these have been the attempts to support democratic transformation of Ukraine. However, the fact is that despite friendly relations with Ukrainian leaders and lobbying Kyiv’s interests in the European Union, at none of the stages could Warsaw succeed in achieving its objectives concerning Ukraine. Nevertheless, Poland does not give up on implementing its vision of the “Eastern policy” as to Ukraine. Nowadays, Poland pursues efforts within the pro- gram of the eastern partnership, to make its main “mission in the east” – strategic partnership with Ukraine – an imperative for the EU foreign policy, despite all rageful changes, which have taken place in the post-Soviet territory or as a result of them.
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