The issue has long been a source of tension between the two neighbours and allies.
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Don’t open “Pandora’s box” of WWII reparations, German ambassador warns Poland
Thomas Bagger also admitted that Germany’s support for the Nord Stream pipelines was a “mistake”.
Poland should pay Russia $750bn for WW2 “liberation”, says chairman of State Duma
Vyacheslav Volodin also said that “Poland must return” lands that it received as part of the postwar settlement.
Ukraine criticises Poland’s call for Zelensky to apologise for WWII massacres
In now-deleted tweets, Ukraine’s ambassador said it was “unacceptable” for Poland to tell Ukraine how to deal with its history.
Poland criticises Hungary’s top general for “distorting WWII history”
Hungary’s chief of general staff claimed WWII was a “local German-Polish war” that escalated due to a lack of peace efforts.
Netherlands honours 99-year-old Polish veteran for role in WWII liberation
Eugeniusz Jan Niedzielski served in the Polish 1st Armoured Division, which helped liberate the Netherlands from German Nazi occupation.
Poland marks anniversary of WWII massacre days after victims’ graves vandalised in Germany
Over 1,000 slave labourers – the largest number of whom were Poles – were burned alive in a barn in the German town of Gardelegen on 13 April 1945.
Jewish leaders condemn Polish coin honouring WWII partisan accused of murdering Jews
Józef Kuraś, known by his nom-de-guerre Ogień, is regarded by many as a national hero but has also been accused of war crimes.
Zelensky has promised Poland exhumations of WW2 massacre victims in Ukraine, says Polish PM
The Volhynia massacres saw Ukrainian nationalists kill tens of thousands of ethnic Polish civilians during World War Two.
New photos from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising published after discovery in Polish attic
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The images are the only ones known to have been taken by a non-German source during the uprising.
Son of Polish officer who led resistance in Auschwitz seeks €5.5 million compensation for his execution
Witold Pilecki deliberately had himself imprisoned at Auschwitz to organise resistance and gather intelligence there.
NfP podcast: “We have the right to German reparations” – interview with MP behind Poland’s claim
Stanley Bill talks with PiS MP Arkadiusz Mularczyk about Poland’s claims for war compensation from Germany.
Poland issues diplomatic note to Germany seeking war reparations
Reparations “will allow Polish-German relations to be based on justice and truth and will lead to the closing of painful chapters in the past”, says Poland.
