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Can the opposition unite to win in Poland? With Radek Sikorski

Ido Vock speaks to the former Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski about the opposition’s plans to oust the hard-right Law and Justice party in this year’s parliamentary elections. They also discuss Warsaw’s support for Ukraine and its refugees, why eastern members of the EU distrust Germany, and the damage the Law and Justice party is doing to democratic institutions in Poland. Read more: Dispatch: How long can Poland bear the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2022/06/poland-solidarity-for-ukrainian-refugees-how-long" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukrainian refugee</a> burden?How November’s <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/11/poland-missile-strike-escalation-putin-war-ukraine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">missile explosion in Poland</a> highlighted the risks of escalation in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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