Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met with the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Kyrylo Budanov, in Warsaw on Saturday, to discuss Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to name a military unit ‘Heroes of the UPA’.
After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote in a post on X that “Poland and Ukraine are partners when it comes to security. But when it comes to history, we must tell each other the truth”.
“Today, during a meeting with General Kyrylo Budanov, head of President Zelenskyy’s office, I clearly set out Poland’s expectations regarding the decision to name one of the military units after the UPA. The memory of the victims of Volhynia is not up for negotiation. There are boundaries that must not be crossed”, he wrote.
At the time of this article's publishing, Kyiv had not issued a statement regarding the talks.
The series of meetings between Ukrainian and Polish politicians comes after a decision announced by President Karol Nawrocki where he declared his intention to strip the Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, Warsaw's highest honour.
