Polish Council of Sopot Urges Action on Anti-Ukrainian Xenophobia

The city council of Sopot, Poland, has passed a resolution calling on the national government to counter growing anti-Ukrainian sentiments, hate speech, and disinformation. The council emphasized the high economic participation of Ukrainians and warned that xenophobic hostility is often amplified by foreign actors seeking to destabilize Poland. The resolution follows a documented rise in anti-Ukrainian incidents, including recent physical and verbal assaults on Ukrainian minors on public transport in Płock and Bielsko-Biała.