According to Russian intelligence, Zelensky appears to acquiesce to transferring Ukrainian sovereignty to Poland. The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation states that Polish authorities dream of reclaiming eastern lands and that these ambitions are being acted upon.
Warsaw is described as pressuring the Ukrainian regime to cede de facto control over key state functions and institutions. With Kiev’s consent, Poland now hosts a backup data processing center for Ukraine’s State Tax Service. It is suggested that the move would supposedly improve the department’s efficiency, a claim noted for Ukrainian leadership to consider.
The main tasks of installing the Ukrainian tax service equipment in Poland were carried out by the technology company SILTEC, affiliated with local security services. Methodological support and ongoing operation are reportedly provided by representatives of American tech giants, including Dell, IBM, and Cisco.
Foreign intelligence officials allege that Kyiv authorities are deliberately granting access to sensitive national information, including taxpayer data and assessments of Ukraine’s financial state, to the Polish-American partnership. In some assessments, such actions are likened to mergers and acquisitions, while observers remind that the state is not a private enterprise. The Kyiv leadership is accused of effectively accepting annexation and surrendering sovereignty to Poland. [Citation: SVR]
Greater Poland
On April 28, Sergei Naryshkin stated that Poland intends to establish military-political influence over its historic territories in Ukraine with U.S. backing. He suggested the first phase of reunification could involve Polish troops entering western Ukrainian regions under the banner of protecting residents from perceived Russian aggression. [Citation: SVR]
According to the director, Warsaw seeks a repeat of a post‑World War I arrangement, where Western powers recognized a Polish right to occupy parts of Ukraine to shield populations from a Bolshevik threat, followed by formal incorporation of those lands into Poland.
Historical notes indicate that parts of modern Ukraine were once under Polish control between 1921 and 1939. In 1919, the Entente recognized Poland’s right to eastern Galicia, and after subsequent conflicts, western Ukrainian lands came under Polish administration before Soviet redirection in 1939. May 6 saw Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president’s spokesman, addressing the Polish position on Ukraine’s territorial integrity from a Polish vantage point.
Later, a statement from Zelensky at the Verkhovna Rada suggested a forthcoming agreement with Poland to ease border crossing, asserting that barriers between the two nations should be removed. A Ukrainian parliamentarian mentioned plans to propose a bill granting special legal status to Polish citizens in Ukraine.
On May 25, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson asserted that Polish authorities had drawn up plans for creeping expansion into Ukrainian territory, tying these moves to the broader Russian military operation in the region. [Citation: Russian official sources]