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Ukraine Sparks Diplomatic Conflict With Poland By Honoring WWII Group That Massacred Poles
Notes From Poland ^ | October 21, 2026 | Leo Greenberg

Posted on 10/24/2026 3:34:51 PM PDT by PGR88

Poland has condemned a decision by the Lviv region in Ukraine to declare 2027 a year honouring the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which led the massacre of Poles during World War Two, and one of its leaders, Roman Shukhevych.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the decision “suicidal”, saying that it harms Ukraine by making it harder for the country’s friends to support it. Foreign minister Radosław Sikorski announced that the local official responsible for pushing through the commemorations in Lviv has been banned from entering Poland.

While the UPA is still remembered positively by some in Ukraine for its role in fighting against Moscow-imposed Soviet rule, in Poland it is associated with the Volhynia massacres, in which the UPA led the slaughter of around 100,000 Poles, mostly women and children.

(Excerpt) Read more at notesfrompoland.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: nazi; poland; ukraine

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1 posted on 10/24/2026 3:34:51 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

“You know, with Ukraine, the more I learn about that place, the more I don’t care for it.”

— apologies to Norm MacDonald


2 posted on 10/24/2026 4:00:57 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Some people want to control their own life, others want to control the lives of others. )
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To: PGR88

Well they’ve progressed. Now they have a president who plays the piano with his p*nis, doesn’t hold elections and loves him some Azov nazis.


3 posted on 10/24/2026 4:45:35 PM PDT by Arkady
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