W Lublin On 24 August 2026 the celebrations of the independency Day of Ukraine were held, on the 35th anniversary of the declaration of 1991. According to the Polish Radio Lublin, the consul general Roman Szepeliak participated. For Poles it is simply a sign of solidarity, but besides a reminder: hospitality requires fact and reciprocity.
Ukrainian vacation in Polish city
Ukraine independency Day celebrations were held in Lublin. According to Polish Radio Lublin, the ceremony active the 35th anniversary of the declaration adopted on 24 August 1991 by the ultimate Council of the Ukrainian Socialist russian Republic. This act is considered to be the beginning of a modern sovereign Ukrainian state.
The celebration was attended by the Consul General of Ukraine in Lublin Roman Szepeliak. According to the public, he emphasized the peculiar importance of this vacation in the current situation. It is hard to be surprised: Ukraine inactive defends itself against Russian aggression, and its independency is not just a calendar date today.
Solidarity Needs Order
Lublin has since the beginning of the war become 1 of the crucial Polish aid, contacts and crossing points. This town knows the gravity of its location in the east of the country. late DN described how Lublin celebrated the Polish Army Dayand specified events show that the local community can combine aid to its neighbours with its own state memory.
This is where you gotta make a rule. Poland's solidarity with the Ukrainian people towards Moscow is reasonable erstwhile it serves the safety of the Republic. However, it cannot mean blurring of Polish identity, interests and memory. Guy's entitled to respect. The host shall have his own vote.
This is crucial especially in Lublin, a city located close to east issues, and at the same time profoundly embedded in Polish history. Here symbolic gestures are not an empty decoration. They teach what the vicinity looks like during the war and how easy it is to confuse aid with political naivety.
Eastern politics without illusions
The Polish right does not gotta choose between 2 false extremes. There's no reason to repeat Russian propaganda. There is besides no reason to pretend that all disputes have disappeared in all Ukrainian holiday. National realism is that we realize the threat from Russia and at the same time observe Polish conditions.
Lublin was already a phase of crucial political talks concerning the relations between Warsaw and Kiev. DN wrote about meeting of Donald Tusk with Volodymyr Zelenski in Lublin, indicating that Polish safety requires specifics, not symbolism itself. Today's celebrations fit into the same broader context.
If Ukraine wants a permanent partnership with Poland, it must see in us the entity, not logistics and emotional facilities. If Poland wants to stay serious, it must talk the language of its own interest. Aid, cooperation and neighbourhood make sense erstwhile they are based on reciprocity.
Memory is simply a prerequisite for a good neighborhood
Ukrainian independency Day celebrated in the Polish city can be a motion of solidarity towards the state attacked by Russia. It can besides become a good lesson for Polish politics: you must not build relations on silence. Poles have the right to anticipate respect for their own history, for Volyn, for the victims and for the Polish contribution to aid Ukraine.
The war in the east does not relieve us of thinking. On the contrary, it imposes a greater work to be sober. Lublin can celebrate together with Ukrainian guests, but Poland cannot halt speaking in its own voice.
Source: Polish Radio Lublin
Source: Polish Radio Lublin
