Polish PM welcomes Zelenskyy's decision on Ukrainian-Polish relations

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision on Ukrainian-Polish relations.

Source: Tusk on X (Twitter); European Pravda

Details: Tusk said that Poland is ready for a "serious and friendly dialogue" on the issues that unite and divide the two countries.

Quote: "With pleasure and hope, I welcome Zelenskyy's words and decisions on relations between our countries, which must be based on mutual respect and truth."

Background:

• On 17 July, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that preparations are underway for new steps in relations with Poland, particularly on historical issues, the opening of archives and search-and-exhumation work in Volyn.
• In his speech in Volyn marking the day of remembrance for victims of the Volyn tragedy, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz spoke about the importance of reconciliation and the unacceptability of a "spiral of hatred". [The Volyn (Volhynia) tragedy is a series of events that led to the ethnic cleansing of the Polish and Ukrainian populations in 1943. The tragedy was part of a long-standing rivalry between Ukrainians and Poles in what is now Ukraine's west.]

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