Poland's Tusk says Ukraine wants to lower tension, should confront history
Tusk said Kyiv is seeking to ease a dispute with Warsaw as Poland presses Ukraine to confront wartime atrocities linked to EU membership.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine is seeking to lower tensions with Poland, but warned that Kyiv must confront its 'painful history' to successfully join the European Union.
- Historical friction stems from the Volhynia massacres between 1943 and 1945, where Poland says around 100,000 Poles were killed by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, though some Ukrainians view the UPA as heroic.
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Volodymyr Zelenskiy of a top honor recently, yet Tusk noted 'positive signals' from a meeting between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Radoslaw Sikorski.
- Tusk will ask the Polish delegation at the upcoming NATO summit to be 'cautious' about promising more financial aid, citing Poland's 'very significant obligations' regarding the European Union's eastern border.
- Diplomats expect the process of joining the European Union will be complex, as Tusk emphasized that 'there is no such thing as a European community without reconciliation' regarding Ukraine's difficult past.
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Poland’s Tusk expects Ukraine to take first step to ease White Eagle crisis
Poland expects Ukraine to make the first move toward de-escalating the diplomatic crisis between the two countries, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press conference on 4 July, Polsat News reported. Warsaw had received conciliatory signals from current and former Ukrainian officials, he said, among them former president Viktor Yushchenko, who wrote him what Tusk called a heartfelt letter urging both sides to keep the past from governing the …
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had received positive signals from Ukrainian politicians, but expects clear steps from Kiev to reduce tensions in bilateral relations.
Ukraine is looking for ways to reduce tensions with Warsaw, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday, adding that Poland's eastern neighbour should assume its history in order to join the European Union.
The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, reaffirmed this Friday that his country has “its own great responsibility” to defend the eastern border of the European Union and NATO, so it requires its partners to “a special treatment”, given that the efforts are focused on Ukraine. “Poland has its own great responsibility to defend the eastern border of the European Union. Ukraine is fighting, but Poland bears most of the burden and needs special t…
Poland and Ukraine need honest conversation, not escalation of tensions - TuskPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stressed the need for honest conversation with Ukraine. The talks between the heads of the Polish and Ukrainian foreign ministries in Warsaw were aimed at reducing tensions in bilateral relations.
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