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The Ukraine crisis shows that Poland’s special foreign policy toward its Eastern neighbors is needed more than ever—together with support from Berlin.
Poland has canceled the Polish Year in Russia and Russian Year in Poland, which would have been an unprecedented joint cultural celebration. But some links remain.
Poland’s successful mediating role in Ukraine did not happen overnight. It was the result of a long-term strategy of rapprochement that Warsaw has pursued for over two decades.
European leaders cannot afford to disagree over the worsening turmoil in Ukraine. The EU should delegate Germany and Poland to help resolve the crisis.