Polish Leaders Call for Memorial and Ban on UPA Flag
Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk have called for the construction of a memorial to victims of World War II genocide by Ukrainian nationalists and a ban on the red-and-black flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in Poland.
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Polish PM pledges memorial to victims of WW2 'genocide by Ukrainian nationalists'
Warsaw and Kyiv have for decades been at loggerheads over the killings of many thousands of civilians during World War Two.
Read full article →Polish president calls on parliament to ban red-and-black Ukrainian Insurgent Army flag in Poland
On the Day of Remembrance for victims of the Volyn tragedy, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has called for a legislative ban in Poland on the red-and-black flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. [The Volyn (Volhynia) tragedy was a series of events that led to the ethnic cleansing of the Polish and Ukrainian populations in 1943 during World War II. It was part of a long-standing rivalry between Ukrainians and Poles in what is now Ukraine's west. Poland considers the Volyn tragedy a genocide of ...
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Read full article →Nawrocki calls for ban on UPA red-and-black flag in Poland
Polish President Karol Nawrocki said he would do everything possible to ban the red-and-black flag associated with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in Poland, arguing that it symbolizes the ideology of Ukrainian nationalism and the tragic events in Volyn.
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