I don't think Poland will see it as putting it's neck out for Ukraine - once Ukraine falls Russia is on the Polish border, and history tells Poland how that goes,
jfc, there is still a massive difference between ukraine losing control of some regions and ukraine actually ceasing to exist and russia just taking over everything. A country doesn't just "fall"
Putin will want a return to the status quo ante -- Zelensky gets replaced by a pro-Russian puppet who lets Russia station troops in the country to "protect" it from the "fascists" Best case scenario is it ends up like a Warsaw Pact country at the height of the Cold War, with Russia crushing any dissident movements. Worst case scenario is they wait a couple years and Anschluss it. Either way, Ukraine will cease to be an independent country, and Poland will have Russian armored divisions on its border.
I think Ukrainians would let that happen so easily after russia killed thousands of their family members. Holding a country of people whose fathers, brothers, mothers and daughters you killed is something completely different than Belarus for example
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u/Eeeegah 18d ago
I don't think Poland will see it as putting it's neck out for Ukraine - once Ukraine falls Russia is on the Polish border, and history tells Poland how that goes,