Poland announced its intention to block Ukraine’s accession to the EU until it recognizes the Volyn tragedy
Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysh said that without Ukraine’s recognition of the events in Volyn in 1943-44 and the genocide of Poles, it would have no chance. for joining the European Union. This is reported by PAP.
The politician emphasized that his party — the Polish Peasant Party (PSL) — supports the introduction of criminal liability for the use or propaganda of the Bandera symbols. At the same time, he added that such steps should not become a tool within the Russian propaganda campaign.
Kosinyak-Kamysh emphasized that he is critical of the behavior of some young Ukrainians, who, according to him, “drive around Poland in the latest cars and do not participate in the defense of their homeland.
“I have said this many times – if Ukraine does not come to terms with the genocide in Volyn, if there is no exhumation or commemoration, it will have no chance of joining the European Union. I expressed very clear and decisive opposition in cases where the good name of Poland was trampled in any way, or attempts were made to glorify Bandera. I spoke about it very clearly and distinctly. But the refusal to support warring Ukraine contradicts the security interests of the Polish state. Helping Ukraine, which is at war, is also building a safe Poland, stressed the Deputy Prime Minister.
Commenting on the initiative of the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, to equate Bandera symbols with Nazi symbols, Kosiniak-Kamysh stated that “in conditions of a full-scale war, one should always be careful, because nowadays Russian propaganda is trying to convince that fascists are in power in Ukraine.
“Bandera was a criminal, there is no doubt about it, the genocide in Volyn is one of the most terrible acts of terror against the nation in the history of our civilization, Ukraine must answer for it, there must be monuments, exhumation, a dignified burial. We will never retreat from this, Kosinyak-Kamysh noted.
