In Poland, Zelenskyy's initiative regarding the National Pantheon was called "escalatory"
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Poland criticized the draft law on the creation of the Ukrainian National Pantheon. Warsaw stated that the heroes of the UPA should not be honored in this pantheon.
The spokesman for the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, Rafał Leszkiewicz, criticized the initiative of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to create the Ukrainian National Pantheon, calling it "escalatory." He stated this while commenting on the draft law on the pantheon, as reported on the website of the President of Poland, UNN reports.
Details
According to Leszkiewicz, Warsaw is concerned about the actions of the Ukrainian side in the field of historical memory. He also mentioned previous decisions by Kyiv regarding the honoring of UPA units.
If we are talking about the pantheon, then 95% of the heroes will not raise any doubts. But those who led the UPA, in our opinion, should not end up in this pantheon. As a state, we will definitely react
He characterized the initiative to create the Ukrainian National Pantheon as "escalatory actions" on the part of Ukraine.
Reminder
The Verkhovna Rada passed a law on the creation of the Ukrainian National Pantheon to honor prominent figures. The document provides for construction at state expense and a 24-hour honor guard.