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Tusk additionally acknowledged the historic “ups and downs” which have occurred in relations between Kyiv and Warsaw. Responding to a query from a reporter about lingering dangerous blood from the World War II Volhynia bloodbath, wherein a Ukrainian guerrilla group killed tens of hundreds of Poles inside an ethnic cleaning mission, Tusk stated it could be a “horrible mistake, an unforgivable sin” to let “dangerous historical past and dangerous feelings” intervene with Polish-Ukrainian solidarity.
Tensions have continued to simmer between the 2 nations regardless of their anti-Russia alliance, with Tusk himself in August threatening that Poland would block Ukraine’s accession to the European Union — whose presidency Poland assumes within the new yr — until Ukraine meets the requisite “cultural and political requirements.”
But the Polish chief has since modified his tune, confirming on Tuesday Warsaw’s dedication to accelerating Ukraine’s EU accession talks and saying Kyiv can rely on Poland to assist its NATO membership too.
For his half, Zelenskyy instructed reporters he was “happy with the cooperation” between the ministries of tradition of the 2 nations, and acknowledged that “progress” is being made towards addressing historic tensions.
“We respect the whole lot that Poland has carried out for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy stated.
