Only plays into the hands of the Russian aggressor: Tychyi on vandalism at the UPA grave in Poland
Kyiv • UNN
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns the vandalism at the mass grave of UPA soldiers in Poland, considering it a provocation that benefits Russia. Poland is investigating the incident and working to restore the plaque.
Ukraine strongly condemns the act of vandalism at the mass grave of UPA soldiers on Mount Monastery in Poland, as a result of which the memorial plaque was illegally changed. This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhyi during a briefing, reports UNN.
We consider the illegal change of the memorial plaque on the mass grave of UPA soldiers on Mount Monastery as an act of vandalism and a deliberate provocation that only plays into the hands of the Russian aggressor. I think that the people who did this did it with this purpose
According to him, Polish law enforcement agencies are actively working to establish all the circumstances of this provocation and bring the perpetrators to justice. The district police of Lubaczow opened criminal proceedings in connection with the incident, and the case is under the control of the prosecutor's office of Beremyshiv. The Polish side is also working to remove the illegal inscription and preserve the original plaque.
We are absolutely convinced that, in general, this incident was provoked primarily with one goal - to hinder the Ukrainian-Polish dialogue in the field of national memory. And the more actively this dialogue between Ukraine and Poland develops, the more actively and tougher we will solve problematic issues, and we do this systematically, the more parties, individuals, and attempts will be made to hinder this process. Because there are forces that are not interested in Ukraine and Poland resolving the problematic issues of their past that exist between our countries. We are determined to resolve them. The Polish side is also officially determined to resolve them
Let us remind you
Earlier, UNN reported that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleksandr Mischenko held telephone talks with his Polish counterpart Marek Pravda about the illegal replacement of the memorial plaque on the mass grave of UPA soldiers on Mount Monastery, which is an act of vandalism.