The figures show that 50% of Poles still support Ukraine’s EU membership, but that is a significant decline from 74% in October 2023, when the question was last asked, and from a record 90% in March 2022, shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The latest CBOS poll shows that, among those who support Ukraine’s EU accession, most favour a gradual process, with 41% of all respondents saying Ukraine should join the EU but “without undue haste”. “Only 9% of respondents currently support Ukraine’s earliest possible EU membership, which is the lowest figure in the history of these surveys,” CBOS reported. Meanwhile, opposition to Ukraine’s EU membership has increased by 23 percentage points since October 2023, reaching its highest level in the history of CBOS surveys. The number of reported hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland is up 30% so far this year, police data show.