The Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland informed about the approximate date and place of the beginning of the exhumation of Polish victims in Volyn. Vasily Bodnar said that "we plan spring in the first place where the licence was already issued, namely in Puźniki". He wants to say – we'll see, we'll believe. So let us callback the last strong reports of “Rzeczpospolita”, the shocking words of the Deputy Minister of Culture, as well as the strong statements of the president of IPN (citizen candidate for president) Dr. Karol Nawrocki and prof. Piotr Gliński on exhumation! "It was Michał Dworczyk who arranged the search and exhumation in Puźniki" – the erstwhile Minister of Culture reminded the network recently. "The Government of Tuska (...) announced a ‘breakthrough’ consisting of concessions for Ukrainian commemorations in Poland," he pointed out.
The Ambassador admitted that the period in which the work will begin is not yet known due to the fact that it is dependent on weather conditions.
We do not know precisely in which month, but we are prepared that if the weather permits, all permits are issued and the Polish squad is besides prepared to start these activities
— stated on TVN24.
Vasily Bodnar said that work is underway to establish all another places where the exhumation of Polish victims is to be carried out – this is done in both Poland and Ukraine.
According to Ukrainian legislation, there is to be a Ukrainian company which holds a licence to carry out specified works. Polish side already has specified a partner and this cooperation develops with Ukrainian institution
— explained and added that “this institution received all the permits and erstwhile the teams leave together, they will start digging, then the community will know and, of course, we will be communicating it through the Ministers of Culture.”
The Ukrainian side is partially active in the financing of exhumation work in Ukraine.
Local authorities and our IPN reported that it will fund this work, but mainly backing is from Polish
“the Ukrainian ambassador pointed out.
‘Breakthrough’ according to Tusk
Let us remind you, on January 10th, Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported on platform X:
‘There is simply a decision about the first exhumations of Polish UPA victims. I thank the Ministers of Culture of Poland and Ukraine for their good cooperation. We are waiting for further decisions."
Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine Najos told PAP that Ukraine and Poland exchanged lists of places to search and exhume the remains of victims of common historical conflicts.
Classified Exhumations
The problem is that according to fresh reports “Rzeczpospolita”, the Ministry of Culture will not inform about the places where the exhumation of Polish victims of crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists during the Volyn genocide is planned! The media besides recalled shocking and offensive to both media and Poles, the words of Deputy Minister Marty Cienkowska.
"I would not like a situation where Polish media, Polish influencers or just average crazy people will make a sensation of it, make video material and sale fake news in the media"
“ She spoke in a conversation with writer Polsat News.
Nawrocks definitely about exhumations and Zelenski
Today, during a gathering in Suwałki, President of IPN (citizen candidate for president of the Republic of Poland) Dr. Karol Nawrocki stated that "what the president of Ukraine is doing towards Poland is indecent due to the fact that we cannot undertake an exhumation".
He pointed out that since he was president of the Institute of National Memory, he supports Ukraine, but according to him, a country that does not let the burial of Polish victims cannot be part of the European community.
I declare from the very beginning of my way as a candidate for president that for me the discussion of the unconditional admission of Ukraine to the European Union is unacceptable, due to the fact that a country that has not consented to the exhumation and burial of 120 000 Poles, and we want to be treated in a partnership and balanced manner, cannot form a European community due to the fact that they have not yet allowed us to bury our victims, and that is our duty
“Nawrocki said.
He added that he was Polish and would not represent the agenda of the Ukrainian state. He reminded that Poland, after the outbreak of the war, helped Ukrainians, whom we “received under our roof”, as he said, and besides donated military equipment to Ukraine.
We don't gotta prove anything to anyone. We are like merciful Samaritans, open to the aid of another person, ready to cooperate with different national minorities
“ He stressed.
Prof. Gliński: “L Liars!”
Let us besides remind that the day before yesterday in the Sejm was the first reading of the draft amendment of the Act on the Institute of National Memory – the Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation and the Criminal Code, by the PiS MPs, which is intended to facilitate the conduct of criminal proceedings against those who deny the crime committed in Poland in Volyn by Ukrainian formations, in peculiar the CNS-B and UPA. task promoters want the “Volyński lie” to be as hunted and marked as the “Oświęcim lie”.
In the parliament again lies KO about the exhumation of victims of the Volyn massacre. I remind you: we have never agreed to a concession in this case by commemorating UPA in Poland
“Professor Piotr Gliński, a erstwhile Minister of Culture, wrote in a social media entry, commenting on the parliamentary debate.
It was Michał Dworczyk who arranged the search and exhumation in Puźniki
“remembered.
We're the ones who signed the agreement with Chełm for the Volyn massacre museum. The Tusk government withdrew from the construction of the Museum and announced a "breakthrough" consisting of concessions for Ukrainian commemorations in Poland. Liars!
“said erstwhile Deputy Prime Minister.
