Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland's opposition Law and Justice Party, stated Ukraine must stop glorifying Stepan Bandera and the OUN-UPA to join the EU. He warned that Ukraine's EU accession, especially on "privileged terms," could destabilize and disintegrate the bloc.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland's opposition PiS party, will return a Ukrainian state award given by Zelensky. This is in protest of Ukraine granting an honorary title to a special operations unit linked to the UPA, which committed mass killings of Poles during WWII. Kaczynski stated that if Ukraine wants to join the EU, it must not glorify genocidal perpetrators.
Polish PM Donald Tusk cautioned against a political conflict with Ukraine, calling it a strategic mistake. This follows Poland revoking Zelenskyy's top honor after he supported renaming a unit after nationalists who massacred Poles in WWII. Meanwhile, Ukraine's attacks on Russian fuel supplies in Crimea have led to civilian gas sales suspension.
Far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella visited Poland to seek allies for his vision of the EU, meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki and discussing future European architecture. Bardella aims to build a broad coalition of right-wing and conservative partners.
A former Polish justice minister sought in his homeland for alleged abuse of power says he has travelled from Hungary to the US, prompting prosecutors in Poland to say on Monday that they are investigating whether he was assisted in evading liability. Zbigniew Ziobro was a key figure in the government led by the nationalist conservative Law and Justice party that ran Poland between 2015 and 2023. That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher...
