European Parliament Criticises Zelensky for Naming Military Unit After Group that Massacred Poles in WWII
Lawmakers said the move undermines neighbourly relations and recalled Poland’s support for Ukraine as the resolution passed by 460 votes to 136.
- On Wednesday, The European Parliament approved an amendment criticizing Volodymyr Zelenskyy for renaming an elite military unit after the World War II-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army , sparking a diplomatic dispute with Poland.
- While the UPA is commemorated in Ukraine for opposing Soviet rule, the group is associated in Poland with the 1943–45 Volyn massacre, during which tens of thousands of Poles died under Nazi occupation.
- MEPs stated the decision "undermines neighbourly relations" and is "not in line with European values," while Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest state honor.
- The diplomatic dispute affected the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, where Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko replaced Zelenskyy, as 60% of Polish citizens now oppose Ukraine's EU membership bid.
- Despite the amendment, Parliament reiterated support for Ukraine's EU accession, as Zelenskyy recently urged both nations to address "difficulties in our history" and live "in the future than in the past" to unite against Russia.
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On Wednesday, the European Parliament rejected the decision of the Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski to appoint a military unit after the name of a group that massacred Polish citizens in the Second World War, a decision that strained relations between Ukraine and Poland, reports DPA and Agerpres. In a resolution adopted by the European Parliament by 460 votes to 136, ...
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The resolution in the European Parliament characterizes Zelensky's decision as an "unnecessary and unprovoked escalation", as it reignited Ukraine-Poland tensions. And they emphasize that it is contrary to European values. The post European Parliament: Condemnation of Zelensky for naming a military unit after a pro-Nazi paramilitary unit appeared first on in.gr.
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