- Volodymyr Zelenski made a mistake - that's how Radosław Sikorski assessed giving the Ukrainian unit the name "UpA Heroes". The head of the MFA besides pointed out that backroom talks were underway and expressed hope that Ukraine would find a "way to correct this error". The head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs agrees. "We have the right to call what Zelenski did, an unacceptable thing," said Marcin Kierwiński.
Deputy Prime Minister and abroad Minister Radosław Sikorski during the Tuesday gathering with residents of Tarnogrod ( Lublin) was asked for a decision President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelenski on the issue of giving 1 of the Armed Forces units of their country the name "UPA Heroes". "I think president Zelenski made a mistake," said the head of the MFA.
As he added, past is complicated and not all heroes must be worshipped by another countries, but - he pointed out - there are limits. - I'd anticipate Ukrainian side will take into account our sensitivity. They associate UPA with opposition against Soviets, and we associate with Volyn - stressed the head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs.
Sikorski besides pointed out that The backroom talks are going on. and expressed hope that the Ukrainian side would find "some way to correct this mistake". In his opinion Poland has the right to be disappointed and to request correction, but we cannot let Russian communicative and disinformation to quarrel with Ukraine. “Because then Ukraine and Poland will be lost,” added the head of diplomacy.
Picking up Zelensk? Kosiniak-Kamish: It will not work
In turn Deputy Prime Minister and Head of MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish announced on TVP Info that this week will talk to the Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov Among others, about giving the military unit the name "UPA Heroes". "This will not be the only subject of the discussion, but this subject is very crucial to me," he stressed.
As he said, the discussion about the possible reception of the Order of the White Eagle of Zelenski "will not work". - I'm sorry. I'm working to make it work. - added, mentioning that the decision of the Ukrainian authorities would "bring distant utmost anti-Ukrainian emotions". According to the head of the MON, this case will be "bad for our relation in the future". - I'm sorry. You gotta do everything you can to change that decision. - appealed.
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He besides referred to the case Minister of Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński at Polsat News. - We should get historical fact and we have the right to call what Zelenski did, an unacceptable thing. On the another hand, there is besides something like a cool assessment of the geopolitical situation - he said on Tuesday "Guest of Events".
- I'm sorry. It is incorrect erstwhile the president of Poland turns out without reasoning (...) to a kind of media setup and shows that he is expected to be tough, said the head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs, assessing the proposal of Karol Nawrocki to choice up the Order of the White Eagle leader of Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenski named the military unit "UpA Heroes"
Last week, the president of Ukraine gave 1 of his country's Armed Forces units the name "UPA Heroes". As he pointed out, he did so "to reconstruct the historical traditions of the national army and Having respect to the model performance of the tasks assigned to the defence, territorial integrity and independency of Ukraine".
Decision of Zelenski sparked a wave of critical comments among Polish politicians. Both Prime Minister Donald Tusk and president Karol Nawrocki expressed their discontent.
SEE: Ukraine reacts to the dispute over "UPA heroes". MFA: We didn't want to
Head of Government stated that Zelenski's decision to give the Ukrainian unit the name "UpA Heroes" "is Disturbing from our relationship and violates our historical sensitivity." president Nawrocki reported in turn that he proposed that on 8 June at the gathering of the White Eagle Order Chapter, 1 of the points was taking distant the Zelensk Order.
The Order of the White Eagle awarded Zelenski in 2023 then president Andrzej Duda.
