Poland’s chargé d’affaires in Ukraine, Piotr Łukasiewicz, has come under criticism in Poland following remarks he made during a ceremony commemorating the victims of the Volhynia massacres in Olyka, western Ukraine, on Saturday.According to Wiadomosci outlet, speaking at the event marking the 83rd anniversary of the Volhynia massacres, Łukasiewicz said:JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“While bowing my head before the Polish victims of Ukrainian violence in Volhynia, I cannot fail to mention the Ukrainian victims of the Polish state before and during the war. I am not creating a false equivalence, but we also remember what was shameful and unworthy.”The remarks sparked debate in Poland, with critics arguing that referring to Ukrainian victims in the context of the Volhynia commemorations risked drawing an inappropriate comparison between the Volhynia massacres and retaliatory actions carried out by Polish forces.Among the critics was former Polish ambassador to Ukraine Jan Piekło, who told Wirtualna Polska that he viewed the remarks as an example of “false equivalence” that could harm both Poland’s national interest and Polish-Ukrainian relations.Piekło also questioned whether the speech had been prepared solely by Łukasiewicz or coordinated with Poland’s Foreign Ministry.He added that the diplomat appeared to read the speech from prepared notes, suggesting the text may have been approved in advance, though he offered no evidence to support that claim.