Borys Tarasyuk believes that Poland's year in Ukraine will be much more successful and productive for Ukrainian-Polish relations and will be perceived much more positively in Ukraine than Russia's failed year in Ukraine. "Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski was and remains the most consistent European politician, who constantly reminds European leaders of the need to pay special attention to Ukraine. It was Poland that was and remains the most consistent guide for Ukraine in the European Union and NATO," noted Borys Tarasyuk, opening the international conference "Ukraine and Poland: Strategic Partnership in a New Europe," which is being held in Kyiv on January 23-24. According to him, "in Ukraine, great hopes are placed on Poland's official accession to the EU this year, and it is hoped that through its membership in the European Union, Poland, given its authority in European affairs, will make adequate efforts so that Ukraine's interests in Brussels are finally heard. But for this, first of all, one must begin with changing the system of power in Ukraine."