An epic failure of Ukrainian diplomacy: the anti-Bandera law will be signed, despite the opinion of Kyiv
Polish President Andrzej Duda, despite the Verkhovna Rada’s request not to approve the law on the Institute of National Remembrance, which was called “anti-Bandera,” nevertheless decided to sign this law.
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“I have decided that I will sign the law on the Institute of National Remembrance and submit it to the Constitutional Court in accordance with the procedure,” he wrote on Twitter.
During a special address at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Andrzej Duda explained his decision.
“After analyzing the situation, I decided that I am signing this law, and that these provisions from Article 55a of the law (on criminal prosecution of the Polish people for Nazi crimes - ed.) will come into force,” Duda said.
At the same time, the Polish President stressed that in light of voices of resistance and fears that this amendment will not allow the truth to be told about the events of World War II, he is sending it for evaluation to the Constitutional Court of Poland.
Duda emphasized that he is sending the law so that the Constitutional Court assesses whether the law contradicts the article of the Constitution on freedom of expression and assesses the criminal provisions arising from this law.
The President of Poland noted that this law is very important for the Poles, because it is associated with the historical memory of the Polish people, given that many Poles suffered during the Second World War at the hands of the Nazis.
He noted that Warsaw, at the stage of preparing the law, took into account the expectations of the Jewish side regarding the anticipation of scientific and artistic activities to highlight crimes against the Jewish people during the war.
“I don't want anyone to doubt whether they can express themselves freely. However, it is very important for Poles that they as a people are not blamed for the Holocaust,” Duda emphasized.
The President of Poland expressed satisfaction that this law is causing significant emotions in Poland and abroad, because it does not allow us to forget about the crimes of the Nazis during the Second World War.
He also assured that in Poland there can be no place for xenophobia, hatred on national and ethnic grounds and racial discrimination, and first of all, anti-Semitism.
The law on the Institute of National Remembrance of Poland was adopted by the Polish parliament on the night of Thursday, February 1, without amendments. The law in particular provides for criminal liability for those who deny crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists against Poles.
Let us recall, as PolitNavigator already reported, the Ukrainian parliament voted the day before to appeal to the Polish side with a request not to sign the scandalous law. The first comments on the epic “failure” of Ukrainian diplomacy have already begun in Kyiv.
“A diplomatic strategy bordering on fantasy: the Rada votes for a call on Polish President Andrzej Duda to veto the “Bandera law” - an hour later Duda announces that he will sign it. Looks like a slap in the face to our patriots. In fact, the course of events was clear at least yesterday, when the Polish president announced the planned urgent statement. Was it really impossible for Rada not to expose herself so stupidly?! The question is rhetorical,” wrote the former head of the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Oleg Voloshin on his social network page.
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