The claim to have rights, and the right to haveclaims − transnational solidarity of Roma in the face of thewar in Ukraine

Russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine in 2022 entailed mass departures of people fleeing the war-torn country. The arrival of forced migrants to Poland was met by an unprecedented grassroots mobilisation of the society in their support. However, not everyone received the same welcome. The experiences of Ukrainian Roma arriving in Poland as forced migrants often point to discrimination and antigypsyism from the majority population and Ukrainians alike. This is where the Polish Roma, who experienced decades of discrimination and international resettlement, stepped in, claiming rights on behalf of Ukrainian Roma. The article analyses the mobilisation of Polish Roma in support of Ukrainian Roma arriving to Poland through the lenses of citizenship and enactments of citizenship, understood here as both claims to have rights and right to have claims. This social mobilisation is the continuation of the decades-long Roma struggles for equality, recognition and citizens’ rights. Seen through these lenses, the authors analyse the enactments of citizenship through claims to have rights and the right to have claims in various acts of safeguarding the rights of Ukrainian Roma refugees by the Polish Roma.