Poland's Tusk says Ukraine wants to lower tension, should confront history
Tusk said Kyiv is seeking to ease a dispute with Warsaw as Poland presses Ukraine to confront wartime atrocities linked to EU membership.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine is seeking to lower tensions with Poland, but warned that Kyiv must confront its painful history to join the European Union.
- Historical friction stems from the Volhynia massacres between 1943 and 1945, where Poland says around 100,000 Poles were killed by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, though some Ukrainians view the UPA as heroic.
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Volodymyr Zelenskiy of a top honor recently, yet Tusk noted receiving 'positive signals' from a meeting between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski.
- Tusk will ask the Polish delegation at the upcoming NATO summit to be 'cautious' about promising more financial aid, citing Poland's very significant obligations regarding the European Union's eastern border.
- Joining the European Union will be a complex process, as Tusk emphasized 'there is no such thing as a European community without reconciliation' regarding Ukraine's difficult past.
19 Articles
19 Articles
Ukraine is looking for ways to reduce tensions with Warsaw, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday, adding that Poland's eastern neighbour should assume its history in order to join the European Union.
The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, reaffirmed this Friday that his country has “its own great responsibility” to defend the eastern border of the European Union and NATO, so it requires its partners to “a special treatment”, given that the efforts are focused on Ukraine. “Poland has its own great responsibility to defend the eastern border of the European Union. Ukraine is fighting, but Poland bears most of the burden and needs special t…
Cyprus Mail
Arab News PKPoland’s Tusk says Ukraine wants to lower tension, should confront history
Ukraine is looking for ways to lower tension with Warsaw, Poland’s prime minister said on Friday, adding that Poland’s neighbour to the east should come to terms with its history to join the European Union. Diplomatic relations between the two countries entered their worst crisis since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine after Polish President […]
According to Tusk, the eastern neighbor will have to come to terms with history in order to join the European Union.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
