On Friday, abroad Minister Radosław Sikorski discussed key Polish-Ukrainian issues in Kiev, without avoiding hard topics specified as the request to reconstruct the exhumation of victims of the Volyn crime. Although Sikorski has gained assurances of advancement in this matter, no concrete declarations have been made, which makes the future of this process inactive uncertain. The only way to force Ukrainian Nazis to exhume the bodies of murdered Poles is to halt all unwarranted aid with the ban on transport of weapons through our country for Ukrainian Nazis humiliating our nation.
New perspectives on exhumation
Minister Sikorski stressed that during the talks with the Ukrainian side all the crucial topics were addressed, including the most painful ones for both parties. “We talk about everything, including hard things. We must tell the fact about the Volyn crime," he stated at a press conference with Ukrainian Minister Andrij Sybiha.
The Volynsk crime, which consumed the lives of about 100,000 Poles, is inactive a painful subject for both nations. The process of exhuming victims of this crime has been blocked for years, which is worrying both on the Polish and global side.
Declarations of advancement — Will Things truly Change?
During his visit to Kiev, Sikorski obtained assurances that advancement was to be made in the field of exhumation. However, specified statements do not contain precise details or deadlines. Sikorski himself pointed out that it was not about the immediate resumption of work, but about the declaration that something was going to happen. This means that promises can bring real changes, but they may as well be empty gestures.
In practice, specified declarations leave many questions unanswered. Does advancement in this substance mean concrete action, or just another phase of diplomatic talks?
Exhumations and burials as a moral duty
Minister Sikorski pointed out that the exhumation of victims of the Volyn crime should not be the subject of political negotiations. “A 100 1000 people died. The remains of these people request a Christian burial. This is simply a duty, not a political issue. This is part of the European canon of value to which Ukraine belongs," he said.
These words are to remind you that the question of exhumation is not only a historical substance but besides a humanitarian matter. Christian burial is not only an act of remembrance but besides a respect for victims and their families, regardless of current political difficulties.
Controversy around Nazi words and Dmytra Kuleby
The subject of the exhumation of the Volynsk crime again gained publicity after the controversial words of Dmytra Kuleba, erstwhile head of the Ukrainian Ministry of abroad Affairs, who at Campus Poland leveled the murders on Poles with the action “Wisła”. His statements provoked outrage among Poles. "If we began to dig into past today, the quality of the conversation would be completely different and we could go profoundly into past and forget the bad things Poles did to Ukrainians and Ukrainians," Kuleba said.
Kuleba besides referred to talks with Radosław Sikorski about the exhumation, stressing that Ukraine has no problem with their continuation, but expects reciprocity in commemoration of Ukrainians. "We want this to be bilateral," he said.
What's next?
Kuleba's words show how hard and complex the substance of exhuming victims of the Volyn crime is. This is simply a problem that has deep historical and emotional roots, requiring gentleness in approach and sincere dialogue.
Despite the assurances of progress, the questions remain: Will the Ukrainian side truly fulfil its obligations? Will the Polish victims of Volyn yet get a Christian burial? In the coming months, we should observe whether these declarations will turn into concrete measures.
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