CENARIUM’s correspondent in Europe monitors the war in Ukraine and its reflections on global politics

Priscilla Peixoto – Cenarium Magazine

MANAUS – From this Tuesday, 1st, the CENARIUM MAGAZINE will have exclusive information sent by the content producer and master in political science Ana Reczek, who follows directly from Poland all the movement, the climate of tension in Eastern Europe triggered by the war between Russia and Ukraine and the political obstacles around the clash.

At 39, besides having a YouTube channel where she shows the peculiarities of the country located in Central Europe, Ana also works in digital marketing and says that although she understands all the context that leads countries to start a war, living close to the clash scenario is scary and, at the same time, a challenge. She is concerned about not letting emotion get in the way of the quality of information in the videos she produces.

“I access news sites in at least four languages – Portuguese, English, Polish, and Ukrainian – 24 hours a day to see what is going on and if there is any movement toward Poland. I wake up at night and access all the sites, so I know what is going on, I understand the context of this war, but I have never been in a similar situation. So I have to be careful not to let emotion influence the way I pass on information. I take this responsibility very seriously and keeping a balanced mind in this climate of war is a big challenge,” says Ana.

Concern

According to Ana, the main concern of Poles at the moment is to help Ukrainian refugees. According to the content creator, the idea of leaving the region is the last option for those who live there. It is worth mentioning that Poland is one of the countries that border Russia, stretching 206 km south of the Russian enclave by the Baltic Sea.

“Helping your neighbor is a way of not thinking about what’s going on, because there’s not much they can do. They have a whole life here and just leaving and abandoning everything is the last option. So when I ask Poles what they think is going to happen, they say it’s going to be okay, but at the same time some things are in short supply to buy because people are stockpiling in case Poland is attacked,” she details.

Roots

Born in Brazil in the city of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Ana Maria Reczek Smaniotto comes from a Polish family. Her grandparents came to Brazil as refugees from World War II. The Brazilian decided to live in the European country in 2017 to reconnect with her origins, today the resident of the city of Wroclaw is in love with the place where she lives and laments the current situation.

“This war is extremely painful for me for several reasons. To see the innocent people suffering in Ukraine, to see the Russian people protesting against a war they didn’t want to wage but will suffer the consequences, to see my beloved Poland at risk of attack, and to see the life I have built here crumbling before my eyes with every new threat Putin makes against the world,” Ana adds.

“Every day I receive messages from people asking me to come back to Brazil soon, wanting to know the news and what is going to happen. It is an honor to be able to pass on information and be useful in some way in this dark moment, even though sometimes I feel the weight of responsibility intensely, I will do the best I can this season with CENARIUM,” she celebrated.

Refugees

According to statements made last Saturday, 26, by Poland’s vice Interior Minister Pawel Szefernaker to the press, on average 100,000 Ukrainians have crossed the border into Poland since the first day of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine on February 24.

“Since the launch of war operations in Ukraine and until today along the border with Ukraine, 100,000 people have crossed from Ukraine into Poland,” the vice minister told the press at the Medyka border crossing in southeastern Poland.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number is estimated to have reached 200,000 people from Ukraine who have already entered Poland since the start of the clash. Those who have nowhere to stay, either in the homes of relatives or friends, are received in reception centers and receive assistance.

It is worth remembering that even before the Russian attacks, Poland already reached more than one million Ukrainians in its territory.

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