Navrotsky promised to do everything possible to ban the UPA flag in… (польша · навроцкий · польский)
Navrotsky promised to do everything possible to ban the UPA flag in Poland. Polish President Karol Nawrotzki stated that he will take all necessary measures to ensure the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) flag does not appear in his country, noting that the organization is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia.
Consensus
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki spoke on the Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Volhynian massacre.
- Nawrocki expressed opposition to the red-and-black flag of the UPA in Poland.
- He compared the UPA's symbolism to the Nazi slogan 'blood and soil'.
- The Polish parliament is considering two bills aimed at banning propaganda of Bandera’s ideology and its symbols.
- The Volhynian massacre refers to a campaign of mass killings of ethnic Poles by Ukrainian nationalists in 1943–1944, with up to 100,000 victims.
Points of divergence
- Nawrocki stated that Poland does not blame the entire Ukrainian people but only the ideology of Bandera as used in the 21st century. — vedomosti
- Vice-speaker of the Sejm Kszystof Bąkza said Warsaw should not support Ukraine’s EU accession until Kyiv meets Polish demands, including rejecting the Bandera ideology and protecting the rights of Poland's national minority in Ukraine. — vedomosti
- The Day of Remembrance for victims of the Volhynian massacre has been a national day in Poland since 2016. — vedomosti
- Nawrocki made his statement at Radruż, near the border with Ukraine. — vesti
- The presidential bill on banning UPA propaganda was submitted in September 2025. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Navrotsky promised to do everything for banning the UPA flag in Poland — Ведомости
- Navrotsky Supports Banning the OUN-UPA Flag in Poland — Вести