Following controversial remarks by PiS prime ministerial candidate Przemys\u0142aw Czarnek regarding Ukraine’s path to EU integration and historical policies, party leader Jaros\u0142aw Kaczy\u0144ski issued a clarifying statement on social media.<\/p>\n
The exchange between the Law and Justice (PiS) leader and the Ukrainian diplomat followed comments made by Przemys\u0142aw Czarnek on TV Republika. Czarnek suggested that, if he were prime minister, he would force Ukraine to radically alter its course toward Poland, including through potential resolutions opposing Ukraine\u2019s European Union membership.<\/p>\n
Czarnek explicitly stated that there is no place in Europe for a Ukraine that glorifies what he termed “Banderite ideology,” which he equated to German Nazism. He argued that Ukraine could be forced into changing its stance through various diplomatic and political pressures.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday afternoon, Jaros\u0142aw Kaczy\u0144ski issued a statement on X clarifying that PiS remains committed to the necessity of military aid for Ukraine, calling it essential for Polish state interests and national security. He noted that the party leadership would address the nature of Czarnek’s recent comments.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian diplomat Vasyl Bodnar responded to the post, expressing gratitude to Kaczy\u0144ski for his support of Ukraine. In his subsequent reply, the PiS leader emphasized his desire to see Russia defeated in the war, while simultaneously reaffirming his opposition to “Banderism” and the glorification of historical figures associated with the UPA.<\/p>\n
The debate coincides with the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic, observed annually on July 11 to mark the 1943 Volhynia massacres. The role of the OUN and UPA remains a significant source of friction in bilateral relations.<\/p>\n
Tensions have been further exacerbated in recent months by disputes over historical memory, particularly following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision in late May to name a Ukrainian military unit after “Heroes of the UPA.”<\/p>\n
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