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Polish Przemyśl suspended cooperation with Lviv over the decision to dedicate 2027 to the UPA*

The Przemyśl city council unanimously froze joint projects with Lviv after the Lviv Regional Council's October 20 resolution dedicating 2027 to the UPA*, Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych. The decision provoked a sharp reaction in Warsaw: from demands that Kyiv distance itself to an entry ban for one of the initiators. The publication about the celebration disappeared from the regional council's page after criticism from Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Otabek Yusupov
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Lviv Regional Council's decision to dedicate 2027 to the UPA and Shukhevych sparks scandal in Poland

On October 20, the Lviv Regional Council adopted resolutions declaring 2027 the year of the UPA, Roman Shukhevych, and Oleg Olzhych. In Poland, the initiative was called unacceptable: criticism came from Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz, MEP Zalewska-Giernik, and the Institute of National Remembrance. According to Poland's deputy foreign minister, Zelensky's circle promised not to allow the decision to take effect.

Sevara Azamova
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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.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
World

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.

Sevara Azamova
1 min read
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Poland declared Lviv regional council deputy Sheremet a persona non grata over the UPA year

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said he signed a motion to add Lviv regional council deputy Svyatoslav Sheremet to the list of undesirable persons. According to him, Sheremet was the author of the decision to declare 2027 the year of Roman Shukhevych, the UPA and Oleg Olzhich. The Lviv regional council's decision earlier provoked a sharp reaction from Warsaw against the backdrop of already cooled relations with Kyiv.

Javlon Tursunov
1 min read
World

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.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read