波兰总理唐纳德·图斯克宣布将建立一座国家纪念碑,旨在纪念在第二次世界大战期间被乌克兰民族主义者杀害的受害者 [1]。这一举措是对沃伦大屠杀纪念日做出的回应 [1]。据称,约有 10 万名波兰族人在 1943 年至 1945 年间遭到乌克兰起义军(UPA)的杀害 [1]。图斯克在声明中敦促乌克兰“拥抱这一真相”,并指出此举有助于争取未来加入欧盟的机会 [1]。此前,因乌克兰总统泽连斯基将军事单位命名为 UPA,其已失去波兰授予的最高国家荣誉,引发了双方的外交争端 [1]。
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced plans for a state monument dedicated to the victims killed during World War II by Ukrainian nationalist groups [1]. The announcement was made in response to the commemoration of the Volhynia massacre, an event Poland estimates resulted in approximately 100,000 Polish deaths between 1943 and 1945 at the hands of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) [1]. In his statement, Tusk urged Ukraine to "embrace this truth" as a necessary step for its future prospects regarding EU membership [1]. This pledge highlights ongoing historical tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv; previously, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was stripped of Poland's highest state honor after designating military units with the name UPA [1].