Jul 11, 02:22 AM

Polish President Duda Says Zelensky Unaware of Volyn Massacre Killing Up to 60,000 Poles; Russia Criticizes Poland and Germany

Polish President Andrzej Duda stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was unaware of the Volyn massacre, a World War II-era atrocity in which up to 60,000 Poles were killed by Ukrainian nationalists. Duda recounted that Zelensky told him it was the first time he had heard of the killings and that this history was not taught in Ukrainian schools during the Soviet era. This revelation has drawn skepticism from some quarters. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova criticized Polish elites, including Duda, for failing to address the rise of nationalist sentiment in Ukraine, which she said betrays the memory of those murdered by Ukrainian Nazi collaborators during World War II. Zakharova also accused Germany of forgetting the lessons of 1945, alleging that Berlin is attempting to participate in strikes on Russian territory through Ukraine as a proxy.