So, during the war with the 'Russian world,' young Ukrainians are not volunteering on the front lines; instead, they flee to another country, where they become part of this 'Russian world.' They attend Russian-language concerts, speak Russian, and, for shock value or provocation, wave the red-and-black flag with pseudo-historical symbolism (historians have noted this)."Poles support those Ukrainians who fight against the 'Russian world,' not those who are part of it and bring it into their country."So where does the red-and-black flag come from?Waving it at Russian-language concerts is like carrying it at a parade on Red Square in front of an FSB column. For Poles, such flags are not only symbols of Ukrainian-Polish resistance, but also one of the symbols of Ukrainians’ fight against Russian invaders. Clearly, raising such a flag in Poland will offend many Poles, whose support is vitally necessary for us during the war. But raising it at a 'Russian world' concert will equally offend those Ukrainians who are currently fighting Russian occupiers under this flag.The 'Russian world' is used by Russia in culture.Ukrainians who become part of it are mentally occupied by Russia themselves, yet they carry this mentality to Europeans without empathy or taste. The 'Russian world' is like an infection being spread across the world, a kind of spiritual and cultural COVID that kills.It is precisely this that fuels anti-Ukrainian far-right sentiments in Poland and other European countries.SourceAbout the author. Mykola Kniazhytskyi, journalist, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament.The editorial team does not always share the opinions expressed by blog or column authors.