The Volhynia massacres, in which Ukrainian nationalists killed around 100,000 Poles, have long caused tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv.
History
Town breaks record for biggest Polish coat of arms on Constitution Day
The 1,200 square metre national symbol was unfurled on the beach in Międzyzdroje.
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Auschwitz museum debunks Russia’s claim that Pole abused fellow camp prisoners
Material published by the Russian security services contains numerous, glaring inaccuracies, notes the museum’s head of research.
Roman sword discovered in Poland
“No one can quite say how or why this sword ended up there.”
Court reinstates historian fired from state body over involvement in website critical of its president
The head of the the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), Karol Nawrocki, is currently a leading presidential candidate.
Archaeologists confirm prehistoric human cannibalism in Polish cave
Researchers believe the practice was likely carried out for ritualistic reasons rather than being necessitated by hunger.
Poland declares new holiday honouring WW2 underground resistance Home Army
The Home Army is believed by many historians to have been the largest underground force in German-occupied Europe.
Poland confirms details of exhumation of Poles massacred by Ukrainians in WWII
The work will take place at a mass grave in a former Polish village located in what is now western Ukraine.
New Lego set honours Polish scientist Maria Skłodowska-Curie
But the toymaker has received some criticism for naming her as Marie Curie, excluding the Polish surname Skłodowska that she used throughout her life.
Over 64,000 sign petition demanding education minister be fired for saying “Polish Nazis” built camps
Barbara Nowacka has apologised for the remarks, which she said were a “slip of the tongue”. But the opposition wants her to be fired.
“Be sensitive to all manifestations of intolerance” warn Auschwitz survivors on 80th anniversary of camp’s liberation
Auschwitz, the largest Nazi mass extermination camp, was built in Poland by the German occupiers.
The woman who has lived her whole life in Auschwitz
Stuart Dowell
Anna Odi, the daughter of two museum employees, has lived her entire life within the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp.
Warsaw to turn Russian “spy” building into housing for public servants
The complex, built by the Soviets in the 1970s, later became known as “Spyville” amid claims it was used by Russian intelligence after 1989.
Polish opposition accuse Zelensky of “interfering” in presidential election in favour of government candidate
During a visit to Warsaw, Zelensky appeared to aim criticism at the opposition candidate and presented an award to Tusk’s candidate.
