Down with Nazism: MP Zayonchkovskaya-Gernik tears up the UPA flag in… (флаг · разорвать · украина)
Down with Nazism: MP Zayonchkovskaya-Gernik tears up the UPA flag in the European Parliament. Polish MEP Eva Zayonchkovskaya-Gernik tore apart the flag of Ukrainian nationalists from OUN-UPA during debates on Ukraine.
Consensus
- Eva Zajonczkowska-Gernik is a Polish member of the European Parliament.
- The incident occurred during a debate in the European Parliament about Ukraine.
- Zajonczkowska-Gernik tore apart a flag associated with Ukrainian nationalists, specifically linked to the OUN*-UPA.
- She claimed that the flag symbolizes genocide against Polish citizens and glorification of Nazism.
- The act was intended as a protest against Ukraine's potential accession to the European Union.
- Zajonczkowska-Gernik criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for promoting nationalist symbols.
Points of divergence
- The flag was associated with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which is banned in Russia due to extremism. — vesti
- Zajonczkowska-Gernik referred to the flag as that of 'Banderas' and explicitly mentioned the OUN* and UPA, with both organizations marked as banned in Russia. — vm
- The article mentions a report by the American journal Responsible Statecraft on Ukraine's nationalist course distancing it from the EU. — vesti
- A Slovak MEP, Luboš Blaha, stated that Zelensky’s participation in the reburial of OUN leader Andriy Melnyk was an open admission of fascism. — vm
- Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev commented on the idea of reburial, warning Zelensky to fear the spirit of his grandfather who fought in World War II. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- MP tears up flag of Ukrainian nationalists in European Parliament — Вести
- Down with Nazism: MP Zayonchkovskaya-Gernik tears up UPA flag in the European Parliament — Вечерняя Москва