Review
The talks between the Polish Prime Minister and the president of Ukraine will begin at 10:35, while the joint press conference is scheduled for 12:40 p.m.
Zelenski's visit to Poland takes place during intense attacks by Russia on western areas of Ukraine. Tusk's erstwhile gathering with Zelenski took place last December in Lviv, where the Ukrainian president considered talks to be "productive". Tusk then announced that Zełenski would visit Poland as part of a review “at this crucial minute erstwhile Poland will take the Presidency of the European Union”.
Historical policy
According to the diary of Legal Newspapers on Monday 13 January, Donald Tusk and Volodymyr Zelenski are to discuss the importance of the decision on historical policy, including the issue of the first exhumation of victims of the Volyn massacre. On the same day, the Freedom and Democracy Foundation announced that the exhumation work would start in April 2025 in Puźniki, Ukraine. Donald Tusk besides referred to the decision to exhume the victims of UPA on social media:
Finally a breakthrough. 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're waiting for more decisions.
The Prime Minister was unexpectedly congratulated by Karol Nawrocki, the president of the IPN and the presidential candidate for the PiS Party. He wrote in a comment:
If it's confirmed, that's large news. We in IPN have been in full readiness and determination for years. We are waiting for authoritative information and going to fulfil our duties towards Poland.
Is this gonna be a breakthrough?
Minister of athletics Sławomir Nitras besides expressed hope that Volodymyr Zelenski's visit would lead to a breakthrough on the Volyn case and would enable the exhumation to begin. He stressed that it was crucial that politicians on both sides be willing to agree and search solutions alternatively than their own benefits, especially political ones. Nitras pointed out that exhumations are highly crucial for Poland and should be treated as an undisputed condition. He expressed assurance that the exhumation process and the Ukrainians' apology for Volyn would be carried out.
The minister besides added that Polish geneticists plan to go to Ukraine erstwhile weather conditions improve. In addition, in Warsaw there is to be a gathering of Volodymyr Zelenski with Rafał Trzaskowski.
At this point, however, it should be mentioned that there are inactive around 20 requests for the exhumation of victims of the Volyn massacre.
