The paper added that “even though Poles don’t want to send their military to Ukraine, they consent to starting conversations with NATO and Ukraine about putting the area near the border under air defense and to enable the shooting down of Russian rockets and drones flying in Poland’s direction.”
The data shows that 69.3% of the respondents supported that proposal, 17.6% rejected it, and 13.1% did not have an opinion.
Opponents of sending troops to Ukraine
This group is dominated by those who get their information about the situation in the world primarily from weekly newspapers (95%), the radio, or TVN's 'Facts' (83%).
Moreover,
opponents of the idea are primarily those who voted for the Confederation (100%) or the Third Way (PSL, Poland 2025 by Szymon Holownia) in the October parliamentary elections—96% of indications.
There may not be consensus on sending troops to Ukraine, but soldiers are already there.
The topic of the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine came up at the end of February, after the summit of EU and NATO leaders in Paris.
At the time, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that “there are countries that are ready to send their own troops to Ukraine.”
Polish President Andrzej Duda confirmed that such a proposal had been made, but added that there was no agreement on the matter and no decisions had been taken.
The French President also addressed the issue. “Today, there is no consensus on sending in overt and official ground forces. But nothing can be ruled out,” declared Emmanuel Macron. Around the same time, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz revealed that British and French soldiers were in Ukraine.
“No one needs to be convinced that we are Ukraine's best allies,” Donald Tusk emphasized.
However, Rzeczpospolita stated that the Polish stance on restricting Ukrainian food imports puts this position into question.
The presence of NATO soldiers in Ukraine was announced by Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski during a conference organized in the Sejm to mark the 25th anniversary of Poland's entry into the alliance.
“
Soldiers from NATO countries are already in Ukraine, and I would like to sincerely thank the ambassadors of those countries who have taken such a risk,” he said.
