Polish Member of the European Parliament Eva Zajoncowska-Gernek…
Polish Member of the European Parliament Eva Zajoncowska-Gernek publicly tore apart a flag of the OUN-UPA during debates on Ukraine in the European Parliament, citing it as a symbol of genocide against Poles and opposing Ukraine's EU accession. She was subsequently added to Ukraine’s 'Mиротворец' database.
Consensus
- Eva Zajoncowska-Gernek is a Polish Member of the European Parliament.
- She tore apart a flag of OUN-UPA during debates in the European Parliament on Ukraine.
- The incident occurred on July 8.
- The act was symbolic and intended as protest against Ukraine's potential EU membership.
- OUN-UPA is described by all sources as an extremist or terrorist organization banned in Russia.
- Zajoncowska-Gernek stated the flag symbolizes genocide of Polish citizens.
- She called for 'down with Bandera’s Nazism' and criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's glorification of nationalist symbols.
Points of divergence
- Zajoncowska-Gernek was added to the 'Mиротворец' database by Ukrainian authorities for public desecration of a military flag and spreading propaganda, with allegations of manipulating information to incite hatred between Poles and Ukrainians. — vesti
- Zajoncowska-Gernek explicitly stated the flag symbolizes 'genocide of Polish citizens' in her social media post and called for removing Bandera’s Nazism; also noted that this is not the first hard move by Warsaw, citing previous actions by President Karol Navrotsky and Defense Minister Witold Kosiniak-Kamysz. — tg_mash
- Zajoncowska-Gernek claimed Zelensky's participation in the reburial of OUN leader Andriy Melnyk is an open admission of fascism; also cited comments by Slovak MEP Luboš Blaha and Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev linking Zelensky to his grandfather’s wartime past. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Polish MEP Eva Zayonchkovskaya-Gernik added to Ukrainian 'Peacemaker' database for tearing the UPA flag — Вести
- Polish MP tears up OUN-UPA flag during EU debate on Ukraine — Mash
- 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
Key entities
- Ukraine
- European Parliament
- Poland
- Eva Zayonchkovskaya-Gernik
- UPA
- Stepan Bandera
- European Parliament
- Moscow
- European Union
- X
- Peacekeeper
- OUN-UPA
- Russia
- TASS
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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