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Poland has been among Ukraine s staunchest supporters, providing military and economic aid, taking in millions of Ukrainian refugees, and transforming its territory into the main conduit for Western arms shipments. But even among the closest of friends, serious quarrels can arise.
Adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak said that the differences of opinion that had emerged between Warsaw and Kiev were merely a discussion which "would not lead to any break-ups
Former Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz, commenting on a diplomatic scandal and tensions between Ukraine and Poland, has compared the relationship between the neighboring countries to be akin to the “politics of hyenas and jackals.”