ukrainian foreign minister "caused trouble", and the poles were shocked and angry
2024-09-02
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according to the ukrainian "unn" news website on august 30, ukrainian foreign minister kuleba's "controversial remarks" during a speech at a seminar at a polish school caused a commotion in poland.
on august 28, local time, ukrainian foreign minister kuleba met with young people at a school in olsztyn, poland, together with the polish foreign minister. an audience member mentioned the issue of excavating the remains of the victims of the volyn massacre. the volyn massacre refers to the massacre of poles in the volyn region of western ukraine in 1943 by ukrainian nationalists in the name of eliminating hostile elements. in response, kuleba mentioned operation vistula.
kuleba said,the meeting was held in olsztyn. "you know about operation vistula and that ukrainians were forcibly expelled from ukrainian territory to live in olsztyn."operation vistula refers to the 1947 forced deportation of ukrainians from southeastern poland to the north and west of the country.
according to reports, kuleba's remarks have aroused the anger of the poles. polish prime minister tusk said that he had an "absolutely negative evaluation" of kuleba's remarks. he said that if ukraine does not resolve the historical issues between it and poland, it will be difficult to meet the standards of eu member states. "if we want to build a common future, we need to resolve this historical issue."
russia's "eadaily" website reported on august 29 that polish politicians and media were shocked by kuleba's statement that "the vistula operation took place on ukrainian territory."
meanwhile, the ukrainian foreign ministry clarified kuleba's remarks, saying his remarks were misunderstood and stressed that he was discussing the fate of ukrainians forced to leave poland as a result of operation vistula, rather than expressing any territorial claims.
