Gregory Žatkovich, the first governor of Czechoslovak Carpathian Ruthenia, vehemently opposed the annexation of Lemko Region into Czechoslovakia, given that it would provoke a war in Poland and that the Entente powers have already allowed Poland to occupy all of Galicia until the resolution of the Russian Civil War. While the Polish government was passive towards the Lemko state and saw no need to suppress it thanks to its anti-Ukrainian attitude, the pro-Czech attitude concerned the Polish authorities, and unlike Russophilia, was seen as a threat to the Polish nation state.
Gregory Žatkovich, the first governor of Czechoslovak Carpathian Ruthenia, vigorously opposed the incorporation of Lemko Region into Czechoslovakia. He argued that this would provoke war in Poland and since the Entente powers had already permitted Poland to occupy Galicia until the resolution of the Russian Civil War, it was a matter of concern for the Polish authorities who viewed pro-Czech attitudes as a threat to their nation state, contrasting with Russophilia.