I received a reply from the Federal Benefits Unit in Warsaw today. They informed me that I could take my documents to the consulate here in Poznan for verification. That means Joan and I will not have to travel to Warsaw or Krakow. That kind of trip, now, presents a little travel problem because of Joan's condition. So, that is a big load off my mind.
It was a nice day today, and I took Joan to our favorite Park to sit for a while and watch all of the people go by. I know it doesn't sound very exciting, but the important thing is for Joan to be outside in good weather.
Two days ago, I sent out messages to 42 cousins in my immediate and extended families. It was a message about the digital archive I created about Joan and my last 19 years living in Poland. Two and a half months ago, when I started, I didn't think many people would be interested. It turned out, or it's turning out, to be true. Only three people have responded and asked for it to be sent to them. Am I disappointed? No, because I didn't expect many of them to really care about extended families, only about their own immediate family. At this point, I don't really care. There is a saying here in Poland that families only look good in pictures. I found that to be true now.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine. Things are not going well between the Polish president and the Ukrainian president. Poland's president won't attend the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk this week because Prime Minister Donald Tusk did not extend him an invitation. This came about because of a bigger problem between Warsaw and Kyiv triggered by President Zelinsky's decision to name a military unit after UPA fighters, which prompted the Polish president to strip the Ukrainian president of Poland's highest State honor.
The United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus delivered a report to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, underlining eight different areas that point to Belarus’s shift from neutrality. The document cites constitutional changes, military expansion, growth in defense spending, and a deeper integration with Russia’s arms industry as evidence that Minsk is preparing for possible involvement in the war against Ukraine.
Source-Kyiv Post.
Of course, I'm sure the Russian president is very happy about this.
