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Ukrainian parliament’s speaker stops short of apologizing for WWII Volhynia massacre in speech to Polish lawmakers

The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, reached out to Polish deputies in a speech to the Polish parliament on Thursday regarding the anti-Polish genocidal ethnic cleansing conducted by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II, known as the Volhynia massacre, but stopped short of apologizing for the event. “Another anniversary of the terrible events […]
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Ukraine adopts legislation for special status of Poles parliament Poles special status Ukraine Volhynia massacre News Poland
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Ukrainian parliament approves legislation granting Poles special status in the country

The Ukrainian parliament has accepted the Ukrainian president’s legislative proposal to award Poles special status in Ukraine allowing citizens of Poland to stay for 18 months, the right to work, trade, and to have access to education and health services

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‘We want truth, not revenge’– Polish president commemorates anniversary of 1943 Volhynia massacre of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists

President Andrzej Duda has appealed for truth to be recognized over the Volhynia massacre and for graves honoring the victims to be erected at which the victims can be remembered with prayers

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