On July 11, Vasyl Bodnar, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland, paid tribute to the victims of the Volhynia tragedy in the Polish capital.
It was reported by the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland.
It is noted that on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Volhynia Tragedy, Bodnar laid a wreath at the monument to the victims in Volhynia Square in Warsaw. The embassy noted that honoring the memory of each victim with dignity is a shared responsibility.
Photo: Embassy of Ukraine in Poland
The embassy emphasized that Ukraine advocates for establishing the full historical truth and for continuing search and exhumation efforts, as well as for professional dialogue among historians.
Photo: Embassy of Ukraine in Poland
“Ukraine and Poland share a complex history, but they also share a common future. That is why we must jointly honor the memory of the deceased, uncover the truth, and build relations based on respect and trust,” the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland concluded.
Photo: Embassy of Ukraine in Poland
Monument to the victims of the Volhynia tragedy in Warsaw. Photo: Embassy of Ukraine in Poland
As a reminder, relations between Ukraine and Poland have become strained after Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced in June that he was stripping President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle due to the decision to name a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the “Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army [UPA].”
The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ “North” Special Operations Center, which was recently given the honorary designation “Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army,” has a rich combat history dating back to the first days of russian aggression in 2014.
On July 8, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Ukraine’s progress toward EU membership. At the same time, MEPs criticized the decision regarding the UAF unit named after the “Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army,” stating that it negatively affects Ukrainian-Polish relations.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, a group of Ukrainians living in Poland planned to lay a wreath in the colors of the Polish and Ukrainian flags at the monument to the victims of the Volhynia tragedy in Warsaw on July 11.
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