Recognize as genocide for EU accession: Speaker of the Polish Sejm commented on the Volyn tragedy

The path to Eurointegration may require Ukraine to undertake not only economic and political reforms. Poland has again stressed the importance of officially recognizing the Volhynia tragedy as genocide.

This is reported by Rzeczpospolita, which cites the speaker of the Polish Sejm, Włodzimierz Czuma? — wait. After a meeting with the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, in the Polish town of Szczawnica.

What did the Polish politician say?

Włodzimierz Czażąstyy declared the need to recognize the Volhynia tragedy 1943 – 1944 years of genocide of Poles for Ukraine's accession to the European Union.

The Polish official emphasized that he supports Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration, but believes it is necessary to "reflect on all aspects of our history".

The EU is democracy and values; it is not just an ATM. It also means calling the genocide by its name. It is history, and no nation can escape its history,

— said Czażąstyy.

The Sejm Speaker acknowledged tensions in current relations between countries and peoples. According to him, "people who loved each other four years ago are now quarrelling in Poland".

This will not lead to anything good; I condemn all forms of improper conduct, both by Poles toward Ukrainians and by Ukrainians toward Poles,

— he emphasized.

In Czażąstyy's view, dialogue between the parliaments of Ukraine and Poland should become the first step toward "restoring what we lost."

It should be recalled that Polish President Karol Kaczyński? no, the Polish president is Karol Năvrotsky? It said that Poland's support for Ukraine in countering Russian aggression remains Warsaw's strategic priority. At the same time, he stressed that Poland is not ready to compromise on issues of national memory.