According to the news of Evropeyska Pravda, President of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, in his speech at the Polish Sejm, talked about the Volyn massacre in the background of the calls of the Polish side to apologize to Ukraine. According to him, the anniversary of the terrible events in Volyn is approaching, and Kiev understands the pain of the loss of loved ones of the Poles.
“I offer my condolences and gratitude to all the grandchildren of the deceased for keeping the bright memory of their ancestors alive. A memory that does not call for vengeance and hatred, but serves as a warning that this will never happen again among our peoples. Every soul is equally valuable, regardless of nationality, gender, race or religion. Recognizing this, accepting the truth no matter how painful, we will work with you, dear Polish friends. We must pass this difficult but necessary test together, so that the formula “Forgive and beg for forgiveness” gains meaning and practicality,” Stefanchuk said.
As the speaker of the Rada pointed out, the Ukrainian and Polish leadership now has a unique chance to create a new future for good neighborly relations for the two states. He added that they want to write a new history in Kiev together with Warsaw.
Earlier, Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Yassina said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should do it. apologize He appeared before the Poles for the Volyn massacre. In turn, Vasily Zvarych, Ambassador of Kiev to Warsaw Wrote “Any attempt to impose on the Ukrainian president or Ukraine what we should do about the shared past is unacceptable and unfortunate,” he tweeted. But later he removed send yours.