Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Polish President Karol Nawrocki escalated the situation surrounding the revocation of his Order of the White Eagle because of internal political struggles. The president also revealed that at their first meeting, Nawrocki gave him a book about the Volyn tragedy.
  • Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    The following paragraph from this Le Monde article seems to explain their reasoning:

    Zelensky’s changing stance on these memory issues comes as the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has profoundly altered Ukrainians’ relationship with their history. The authorities are now working to create a national pantheon to honor multiple figures of Ukrainian nationalism spanning centuries. Zelensky thus finds himself in a delicate position, caught between the risk of not meeting the demands of a narrative centered on resisting Moscow and the international repercussions of such memory policies.

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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      1 day ago

      Nationalism is poison. They may feel at the moment it’s less dangerous than the Russian invasion but I am not so sure.