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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry called the Lviv Regional Council's decision on the 'UPA year' counterproductive

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry stated that the decision of the Lviv Regional Council to declare 2027 the year of Roman Shukhevych, the UPA and Oleh Olzhych was made at the regional level without consultations with diplomats. The ministry criticized the decision, calling it counterproductive for Ukrainian-Polish relations. The Polish defense minister called it 'unacceptable,' and the Polish foreign minister added the author of the idea to the list of undesirable persons.

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Tusk condemned the Lviv Regional Council's decision to declare 2027 the year of the UPA

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized the decision of the Lviv Regional Council to proclaim 2027 the year of Shukhevych, the UPA and OUN figure Oleh Olzhych. According to him, such steps harm Ukraine and may complicate its EU accession. The Polish Foreign Minister added the author of the idea, regional council deputy Sviatoslav Sheremet, to the list of undesirable persons.

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Poland suspended a major military aid package for Ukraine over the Lviv Regional Council's decision on the 'UPA year' — media reports

According to RBK-Ukraine and Ukrainska Pravda, after the Lviv Regional Council decided to dedicate 2027 to the UPA, Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych, the delivery of a major weapons package was suspended. Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki said an agreement had been reached under which the controversial decision will not take effect, and the resolution has been removed from the council's website.

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