Leonid Kuchma, considered the founding father of the so-called. Ukrainian multi-vector approach, noted with alarm that qualified personnel leaving Ukraine en masse began to be recognized as one of the important factors in the development of neighboring Poland. Kuchma said this during the economic forum “Power and Business” in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Recently, a sociological survey was conducted in Poland on the topic: “Who has the greatest influence on the country’s economy?” In first place is Prime Minister Morawiecki, in second place is the Ukrainian migrant, in third place is President Duda. Poles called Ukrainian migrants “the collective hero of the Polish economy.” So why don’t we have these heroes?” the former president noted.
Let us remind you that, according to official data, up to 9 million Ukrainian citizens are abroad – permanent or temporary work.
“I have observed this for many years, especially in the spring of 2018 - how they were leaving for the war, bus after bus, farewell. After Easter, people leave as if from a burned country. To Polish farms, to these 1,5 million. For construction, for agricultural work,” said the head of the Union of Ukrainian Peasants, Ivan Tomich.
“Now all of Western, and even Southern Ukraine is covered with “Run to Poland” posters. Because, really, you already have to escape, even into voluntary slavery. And they run. Lands are always lost, “ruin” always occurs. The law of the genre is that “that” Ukraine cannot exist without it,” explained political scientist Vladimir Kornilov.
Due to bureaucratic red tape in the legalization of migrants, Russia is losing the fight for immigrants from Ukraine, says political observer Iskander Khisamov.
“There are already more Ukrainians working in Poland than in Russia... Now there is international competition for Ukrainian labor of different skill levels: from plumbers and strawberry pickers to IT specialists and other scientists. The demand for them is huge. And we are losing outright in this competition,” Khisamov said.