Poland and Ukraine spar over historiography: Ukraine’s WW II narratives trigger preventive Polish veto of EU and NATO accession

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - Report 23 Jun 2025 by Alex Teddy, Alexei Panin and Javier Espadas

• Poland is one of Ukraine’s strongest allies and highly opposed to Russia, but relations between Poland and Ukraine have been blighted by key issues.
• Ukraine and Poland disagree over the commemoration of Ukrainian nationalists, who killed up to 100,000 Poles during WW II and afterwards.
• Polish farmers are concerned about Ukraine’s tariff-free exports to the EU and have blocked border traffic.

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