The Polish-Ukrainian Battle for the Past

Background

Poland's parliament adopted on 22 July 2016 a resolution declaring 11 July a National Day of Remembrance of Victims of Genocide perpetrated by Ukrainian nationalists against Poles during the World War II.

Ukraine refused to recognise the crime as genocide and its president expressed his 'regret' over the decision, warning it could be used against his country.

Further information

Further information on this topic can be accessed through NUKAT (The Union Catalogue of Polish Research Library Collections).A dispute about the different interpretations of their common past is poisoning relations between Poland and Ukraine in ways that benefit Russia. The unfinished reconciliation process originates in a long-term suppression of the Volynian conflict in Soviet times.

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Wikipedia: Poland–Ukraine relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations

New Eastern Europe, 31.10.17: Poland–Ukraine relations: The ball is in your court http://neweasterneurope.eu/2017/10/31/poland-ukraine-relations-ball-court/

Wikipedia: Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia

Search for more information via NUKAT (The Union Catalogue of Polish Research Library Collections) http://katalog.nukat.edu.pl/search/query?locale=EN&theme=nukat

Ukraine: President of Ukraine: News, 13.12.17: History should not affect the strategic nature of Ukrainian-Polish relations - Presidents http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/istoriya-ne-povinna-vplivati-na-strategichnij-harakter-ukray-45022

Ukraine: President of Ukraine: News, 12.12.17: President of Ukraine to meet with President of Poland in Kharkiv on December 13 http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/13-grudnya-u-harkovi-prezident-ukrayini-provede-zustrich-z-p-45002

Poland: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Foreign policy: Eastern policy: Ukraine http://www.mfa.gov.pl/en/foreign_policy/eastern_policy/ukraine

Radio Poland, 21.11.17: Tensions between Poland and Ukraine http://www.thenews.pl/1/6/Artykul/336282,Tensions-between-Poland-and-Ukraine

Euromaidan Press, 16.07.16: Why are there new tensions between Ukraine and Poland? http://euromaidanpress.com/2016/07/16/why-are-there-new-tensions-between-ukraine-and-poland/

France24, 19.11.17: Poland tensions with Ukraine and EU 'Kremlin plan': Tusk http://www.france24.com/en/20171119-poland-tensions-with-ukraine-eu-kremlin-plan-tusk

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