Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is interested in accelerating search efforts in villages where victims of the Volyn tragedy may be buried. [The Volyn (Volhynia) tragedy was a series of events that led to the ethnic cleansing of the Polish and Ukrainian populations in 1943 during World War II. It was part of a long-standing rivalry between Ukrainians and Poles in what is now Ukraine's west. Poland considers the Volyn tragedy a genocide of Poles – ed.]
Source: Zelenskyy's evening address
Quote: "On this day every year, Poland and Ukraine honour the memory of people – civilians who were killed during the Second World War in Volyn. Today, representatives of the Ukrainian state took part in joint prayers with representatives of the Polish state – both here in Ukraine and in Poland.
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