They would consider that a small price to pay. Being liked is not a goal they care about. The Poles have hated the Russians for many generations. And? The Russ

They would consider that a small price to pay. Being liked is not a goal they care about. The Poles have hated the Russians for many generations. And? The Russian geopolitical innovation has been to hugely leverage the logic of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” from within an internal domestic context. That’s now why there are so many apologists for Russia defined by party-political lines. Edited to clarify last sentence.