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Presidential hopeful Sławomir Mentzen (left) criticized Ukrainians for what he called the “worship” of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist politician. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Ukraine slams far-right Polish presidential candidate’s claim that Ukrainians ‘worship criminals’

Kyiv called for Ukrainian issues not to be used in Polish domestic campaigns.

The first exhumation is set to take place in Puznyky, Ukraine’s ambassador to Poland said.

Ukraine to begin exhumations of Polish victims of Volhynian massacre this spring

The first exhumations of Polish victims of World War II-era ethnic cleansing in what is now western Ukraine will begin this spring, Ukraine’s ambassador to Poland, Vasyll Bodnar announced on Saturday.

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Zelenskyy ‘green lights’ Polish request to exhume Volhynia massacre victims

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given a firm green light to Poland’s long-standing requests to exhume the remains of tens of thousands of Poles killed during the Volhynia Massacre, Poland’s parliamentary speaker said on Monday.

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Cooperation with Warsaw on exhuming WWII massacre victims a priority for Ukraine, says envoy

Cooperation with Warsaw on the exhumations of victims killed in a WWII massacre remains a priority for Kyiv, the Ukrainian ambassador to Poland has said, amid efforts to turn a new page on a dark chapter of history.

Between 1943-45, around 100,000 Poles were murdered by the ultra-nationalist Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. Photo: Institute of National Remembrance

Ukraine says dispute with Poland over WWII massacre might finally be resolved

Ukraine’s foreign minister has said he has held talks in Poland that could “finally resolve” a dispute over the exhumation of Poles massacred by Ukrainians during WWII, an issue that has threatened to derail relations between Warsaw and Kyiv.

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski (L) and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L). Photos: PAP/Leszek Szymański; Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Sikorski and Zelenskyy meeting ‘chilly,’ says Polish government source

Talks between Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy took on a “chilly” tone at a recent meeting in Kyiv, according to a source close to the Polish government.