[ANALIZA] Polska w rosyjskich mediach w maju 2026

How are Russian media constructing the image of Poland in May 2026 as a frontline country, betraying Ukraine and persecuting Russia's friends? And why, in that same May, does the Russian-language émigré press write respectfully about Polish cinema—while the paths of Pavel Pawlikowski and Andrei Zvyagintsev cross at the Cannes gala? In this episode: ambulances in Rzeszów as "proof" of NATO's participation in the war, fired doctors from Ukraine and zero points from the Ukrainian jury at Eurovision, a shot Belarusian and the anatomy of an information operation, the case of archaeologist Butiagin and the Internal Security Agency spies, Ziobro as an "expert" and Artemy Lebedev without a Schengen visa, the historians' congress in Baranów Sandomierski and the shadow of Volhynia, Piesiewicz's obituary in "Kommersant," and Cannes 2026—Pavlikowski, Zvyagintsev, and an appeal to Putin from the stage. After the podcast, we invite you to listen to Nikodem Cudzich's column from the series "The Alphabet of Ukraine"—the letter Є, Je Bali. Bartosz Gołąbek invites you to listen. Support the project: 🟢 Patronite — patronite.pl/sprawywschodu 🟡 Buy Coffee To — buycoffee.to/sprawywschodu 🌐 sprawwschodu.online In the episode: 1:41 Introduction 4:41 Komsomolka: Poland is a fighting and front-line country 9:13 Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Poland betrays Ukraine 13:20 BBC Russian section: extensive report from Baranów Sandomierski 19:44 Radio Svoboda: Poland catches Russian spies 21:18 Kommersant: archaeologist Butiagin on prison in Poland 24:12 Rossiyskaya Gazeta on Zbigniew Ziobro's escape 29:17 Kommersant prints Krzysztof Piesiewicz's memoir 31:23 Cannes for Pawlikowski and Zvyagintsev 44:08 Nikodem Cudzich's column "Alphabet of Ukraine" SOURCES AND LINKS: Poland as a Rear of the Front: KP — Ambulances in Rzeszów: https://www.kp.ru/online/news/6982053 KP — Pressure on Ukraine after Trump and Putin's visits to China: https://www.kp.ru/online/news/6981980/ Doctors and Eurovision — Poland vs. Ukraine: RG — "Mass Layoffs" of Doctors: https://rg.ru/2026/05/15/v-polshe-mas... RP — Context Polish: https://www.rp.pl/ochrona-zdrowia/art... RG — revision of relations with Ukraine after Eurovision: https://rg.ru/2026/05/18/v-polshe-pri... The Shadow of Volhynia — a meeting of historians: BBC in Russian — Sviatoslav Khomenko: https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/... Belarusian shot — propaganda versus facts: RG — "Polish police officers opened fire on a Belarusian guest": https://rg.ru/2026/05/21/polskie-poli... MOST — response from the Wrocław prosecutor's office: https://mostmedia.io/2026/05/22/poche... Spies and Butiagin: Svoboda — three detained by the Internal Security Agency: https://www.svoboda.org/amp/v-poljshe... Kommersant — interview with Butiagin "Crimea — mine": https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8671178 Ziobro and Lebedev: RG — "fugitive ex-minister" in the USA: https://rg.ru/2026/05/19/beglyj-eks-m... Lebedev on visa denial (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/DYpFPvOtH... Lebedev on visa denial (X): https://x.com/i/status/20578609159706... Culture — Piesiewicz and Cannes 2026: Kommersant — Piesiewicz's obituary "Playwright from God's Grace": https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8670813 Meduza — review of Pawlikowski's "Fatherland": https://meduza.io/feature/2026/05/15/... Pawlikowski — video interview (4:43):    • Андрей Звягинцев получил Гран-при Каннског...