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Poland Commemorates Volhynia Massacre, Calls for Reconciliation

7/13/2025

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Poland marked the 82nd anniversary of the Volhynia Massacre, a tragic event where Ukrainian nationalists claimed around 100,000 Polish lives during WWII. President Andrzej Duda called for honesty in Polish-Ukrainian relations, while President-elect Karol Nawrocki urged Ukraine to permit full exhumations of victims, stressing the vital role of memory and reconciliation.

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Poland marked the 82nd anniversary of the Volhynia Massacre, a tragic event where Ukrainian nationalists claimed around 100,000 Polish lives during WWII. President Andrzej Duda called for honesty in Polish-Ukrainian relations, while President-elect Karol Nawrocki urged Ukraine to permit full exhumations of victims, stressing the vital role of memory and reconciliation.