Polish leader states Ukrainians encouraging Nazi collaborators should be deported
(MENAFN) Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said that Ukrainians who glorify Nazi collaborators like Stepan Bandera should face prosecution and deportation, stressing that such behavior is unacceptable in Poland. His remarks followed an incident in Warsaw where a group displayed the flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) — a World War II paramilitary group responsible for the ethnic cleansing of Poles — during a rap concert.
The display sparked public outrage, leading authorities to launch deportation proceedings against more than 60 foreign nationals, mostly Ukrainians. Nawrocki called the incident “scandalous” and urged parliament to outlaw the symbols of Nazi collaborators and their modern supporters, advocating a firm response, including expulsions.
Asked whether the incident could have been a provocation, the president insisted such acts cannot be excused. A day later, a 17-year-old Ukrainian was arrested for painting neo-Nazi symbols in Warsaw and Wroclaw and defacing a monument to UPA victims with the slogan “Glory to the UPA.” Prime Minister Donald Tusk blamed Moscow, claiming the teenager had been recruited by Russia to commit “acts of sabotage.”
Nawrocki criticized Ukraine for failing to teach its citizens the full history of figures like Bandera and the UPA, whom he described as “murderers” responsible for the deaths of around 120,000 Poles. Kiev’s reluctance to acknowledge these wartime atrocities continues to strain Polish-Ukrainian relations, despite Warsaw’s strong support for Ukraine in its current conflict with Russia.
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