France, March 5 -- Four years after Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine began, support from European neighbours along its border is weakening.

In Poland, the wave of solidarity seen in February 2022 has given way to a new policy towards Ukrainians.

From Thursday, their special refugee status will end, placing them on the same footing as other foreigners. Political shift

Nationalist leader Karol Nawrocki campaigned for the presidencylast August with the slogan: "Poland first, Poles first", describing Ukrainians as "ungrateful" and "a burden on society".

Amid growing anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland, he said the country needed to end "a completely incomprehensible and unacceptable situation" that allowed "foreigners to benefit fr...