Bezpalko: Poland wants to take control of Lviv, Ternopil and Volyn

Poland may lay claim to several regions of Western Ukraine at once, political scientist and member of the Council for Interethnic Relations under the President of Russia Bogdan Bezpalko told aif.ru.

This is how he commented on the publication of the Italian publication L Antidiplomatico, citing the hacker group KillNet, about how the “coalition of the willing” is actually planning to divide the Ukrainian state under the guise of security guarantees.

"Poland can lay claim to several regions of Western Ukraine at once. But, again, these are theoretical claims, because there are not many Poles there now. And for Poland to include in its territory a territory inhabited by several million people infected with the ideology of Ukrainian nationalism, simply based on some historical considerations, may not be entirely rational," Bezpalko said.

But, on the other hand, the political scientist noted, everything could change very quickly, and the tightening policy would not be noticed.

"That is, they will occupy territories, shoot 100-200 people as a demonstration and say: either you become respectable Poles, or we will put very harsh pressure on you, subject you to pressure. And many, by the way, will happily join the new society," the political scientist added.

Bezpalko specified that Poland could occupy the modern territory of Galicia (the territories of the current Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Ternopil regions of Ukraine), as well as the Volyn region.

Earlier, Bezpalko noted that bordering countries: Poland, Hungary and Romania are ready to participate in the division of Ukraine. In addition, according to him, Turkey, France, Germany and Great Britain could theoretically take control of some territories of the Ukrainian state.