Alicja Ptak
While widely quoted as saying “With Bandera, Ukraine will not enter the EU”, he never spoke those words.
History
Ukrainian and Polish bishops jointly appeal for reconciliation and forgiveness amid historical dispute
They appealed for Poles and Ukrainians “not [to] remain enslaved by their sad memories of the past”.
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“No one will dictate which heroes we honour,” declares Zelensky amid dispute with Poland
His comments have been criticised by figures from across Poland’s political spectrum.
Zelensky set to skip Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland amid diplomatic dispute
The decision comes shortly after Zelensky was stripped of Poland’s highest honour.
Poland and Ukraine’s historical dispute: how did we get here and where do we go now?
Daniel Tilles
A long-simmering dispute has finally boiled over, and will have serious consequences.
Detectorist finds 2,700-year-old Bronze Age sword in Poland
The well-preserved weapon dates to around 900-700 BCE.
Germany returns artefacts looted in WWII to Poland
The items include a medieval manuscript and a ring that once belonged to a 16th-century Polish king.
German police break up Polish nationalist procession to WWII memorial site
Robert Bąkiewicz and his supporters – including senior figures from Poland’s opposition PiS party – have accused the police of brutality.
Eleventh-century sword found in Polish river
Experts have dated the item to around the time when the Piasts, Poland’s first ruling dynasty, were present in the same region.
German parliament debates relations with “equal partner” Poland
Politicians from all parties hailed Poland’s growing importance as a partner – and some even held it up as a “model” to follow.
Built 140 years ago and still in use, Warsaw’s sewers connect the city to its brutal past
Filip Mazurczak
Built by British engineers, the sewers survived the destruction of WWII, when they were used by resistance fighters to move around Warsaw.
Poland moves to strip Zelensky of honour for naming military unit after group that massacred Poles
“Unfortunately, President Zelensky has shown that Ukraine is not ready to be part of the European family,” said President Nawrocki.
Plans launched for Natural History Museum in Warsaw
Poland is a rare example of a major European country that does not have a dedicated national natural history museum.
Poland honours 101-year-old Polish-Israeli Warsaw Uprising veteran
Stanisław Aronson received the Bene Merito for his efforts to “promote Poland’s good name and reconciliation in Polish-Jewish relations”.
