Andrii Sybiga, photo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiga thanked the Poles who spoke out against the escalation of tensions regarding Ukraine.
Source: Sibiga u social networks H
Direct speech: “I want to thank every citizen of Poland who has clearly expressed his position against the escalation of tensions in relations with Ukraine. We fully share this approach.
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Details: According to Sybiga, many Ukrainians share exactly the same feelings about the Polish people, regardless of any political tensions.
“Our peoples are wise; we can always find a way out of a difficult situation. We are united by a difficult history, a common future and a threat from our age-old enemy – Moscow,” the minister added.
Prehistory:
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In the evening of June 19, the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, made a decision on deprivation of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi from the Order of the White Eagle in connection with the naming of one of the Ukrainian units in honor of the UPA and stated that Poland will not allow those who do not understand the need to abandon the “cult of totalitarianism and violence” to join the EU.
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After this step, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga, the ambassador of Ukraine to Poland Vasyl Bodnar and the head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov announced that will return the Polish awards given to them.
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On Saturday, June 20, Zelensky announced that sent the order by post to Karol Navrotskyi.
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On Saturday, Navrotskyi explained that he deprived Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, because it was his own act broke the “threshold of pain” of the Poles.
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During the day of June 20, ex-presidents of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko and Petro Poroshenko announced that they were renouncing their orders of the White Eagle.
