On Sunday I crossed the Polish border at Przemyśl to board a train for Kyiv. I stood two and a half hours in line before embarkation. Many waited up to four. The train left 90 minutes late because only three border guards checked the documents of some 500–600 travelers – and they opened late.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The passengers, mostly Ukrainians, stood exposed to the weather, sharing two mobile toilets meant for public events. At one point, there was real distress and unrest as people feared they would not reach the train in time. Ukrainian railways do not leave their citizens behind. Hence the delay. The process is a disgrace, and an example of how many Poles relate to Ukrainians. Their well-being is not a priority. Four and a half years into the war, with no end on the horizon, temporary solutions are no longer acceptable. Nor is xenophobia. I do not understand Poland – and I am not sure it does either. Perhaps “strategically ambivalent” is the better description. It wants to be European, yet fiercely sovereign from Brussels. It is one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters, yet increasingly willing to challenge Kyiv over trade, history, and refugees. It acknowledges that Ukraine is protecting Poland yet is willing to undermine its economy and make its EU and NATO membership politically conditional. It is arguably America’s strongest European ally, while building European defense capabilities as Washington becomes unreliable.