WWII massacres
Coverage of WWII massacres in the Nexus archive.
- As ties sour, Poland to build new memorial for victims of WWII massacres by Ukrainians
Poland plans to build a new memorial for victims of WWII massacres by Ukrainian nationalists, which resulted in the deaths of 70,000-100,000 civilians and triggered deadly reprisals. The Polish PM described the killings as an act of 'genocide'.
- Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in row over WWII massacres
Poland has announced it will strip Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw's top honor due to his naming of a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which is accused of murdering Poles. Ukrainian officials have returned Polish awards amid a dispute over WWII massacres.
- Poland’s president strips Ukraine’s Zelensky of top award
Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki removed Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky from receiving the country’s top award, citing tensions over Zelensky’s naming of a Ukrainian army unit after a WWII nationalist insurgent army linked to Polish massacres. The decision occurs days before Poland is set to host the Ukraine Recovery conference.