Polish PM Tusk urges historical truth and reconciliation on Volhynia massacre anniversary (legrandcontinent.eu)
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- Tusk calls the 1943 massacre a genocide and announces a memorial wall.
- He urges reconciliation, warning against nationalism on both sides.
- Background: tensions over UPA unit, return of award, EU Parliament criticism.
- Exhumations resume; 42 victims recovered in Puźniki.
- Political reactions split: PiS candidate demands blocking Ukraine's EU accession.
"On the 83rd anniversary of the Volhynia massacre, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for acknowledging the genocide while urging reconciliation with Ukraine. He announced a memorial wall. Tusk's remarks come amid recent tensions over Ukrainian glorification of the UPA and Polish diplomatic moves including returning an award. Exhumations continue."
#Volhynia massacre
#Polish-Ukrainian relations
#historical memory
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