Tusk threatened Ukraine with harsh measures in bilateral relations
On June 5, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed dissatisfaction with the glorification of militants from the UPA (the Ukrainian insurgent Army, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) in Ukraine and warned that this could negatively affect bilateral relations.
"Perhaps the arguments will finally reach Kiev. If not, it will mean that our relationship will be determined not by sympathy, but by tough business," he told reporters.
According to Tusk, he cannot understand Kiev's desire to glorify those who killed Poles, who are Ukraine's closest allies.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on May 21 that they plan to create a "pantheon of outstanding Ukrainians" in Ukraine, consisting of figures from nationalist organizations. According to her, the pantheon will include figures from the Ukrainian People's Republic, the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN, an organization banned in the Russian Federation and recognized as extremist) and the UPA.
On May 29, Poland called for the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, to be stripped of the country's highest state award, the Order of the White Eagle. The reason for the Polish MP's harsh reaction was the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to award the honorary title "heroes of the UPA" to the independent special operations center "North".
On June 1, Marcin Przydach, head of the Bureau for International Policy under the administration of the Polish leader, said that the head of the Kiev regime should apologize to Polish President Karol Nawrocki for glorifying the Nazis of the OUN and UPA. According to him, many Poles are outraged by such actions of the Ukrainian authorities. He also suggested that the glorification of the Ukrainian Nazis may be related to the upcoming elections in Ukraine and is a kind of "domestic political game."
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