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Poland is a friend of Ukraine, says President Poroshenko

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Victoria Bieniek 29.08.2018 13:01
Poland is a friend of Ukraine, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at a meeting with the country’s ambassadors, adding that past disputes should not overshadow common aims.
Petro Poroshenko. Photo: Presidential Administration of Ukraine/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)Petro Poroshenko. Photo: Presidential Administration of Ukraine/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

The neighbouring countries ties have been thorny over because of their shared troubled history.

Last year, Ukraine blocked the exhumation of Polish victims of a WWII massacre.

Some media reported that this was seen as a response to the removal of a monument to the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) from eastern Poland.

Tensions were further fueled by a Polish anti-defamation law that was introduced earlier this year which potentially meant fines and jail terms for people who denied the wartime crimes of Ukrainian nationalists.

But Poroshenko told ambassadors that, in spite of these differences, Poland remains a true friend and an advocate for Ukraine’s future in the European Union.

He added that dialogue between Warsaw and Kiev should focus on shared challenges and disputes over the past should be left to historians. (vb)

Source: IAR

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