“The Embassy of Ukraine in Poland denied a fake about the alleged “extremely short” speech of Vasyl Bodnar’s armor in the west of honoring the victims of the Volyn tragedy. Source: “European Truth” with reference to the statement of the Embassy of Ukraine in Poland on Facebook Details: a video on which Bodnar’s speech lasts on the network only 16 seconds.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to the statement of the Embassy of Ukraine in Poland on Facebook
Details: A video on which Bodnar’s speech lasts only 16 seconds. Users X (formerly Twitter) called it a “record of diplomatic minimalism” and spread the cutting from Telewizja Republika. In the video, the diplomat only says: “Thank you very much. The glory of the memory of the victims of the Volyn crime and thank you for your attention. Goodbye.”
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The Embassy of Ukraine emphasized that it was a fragment, and the full speech was much longer. In his speech, Bodnar thanked for the invitation, called the ceremony “sad but important”, and emphasized that the future should be built on the truth.
He also stated that it was necessary to speak openly about a complex history, to recognize crimes, to apologize and to honor the memory of the victims on both sides of the border.
The Embassy referred to the facts from the Polish portal Konkret24, which confirmed that the video of X was torn out of context.
When a video with a short speech began to spread, Bodnar himself reacted to it, calling it not true.
Literally from the statement of the Ukrainian ambassador: “I would like to emphasize that in the case of such important and sensitive topics, the use of proven and reliable information is of particular importance.”
Details: The theme of events in Volyn 1941-1943, which in the Ukrainian historical tradition is called “Volyn tragedy”, and in Polish-“Volyn massacre”, is an ancient subject of interstate contradictions.
Prehistory:
- Warsaw even said that the resolution of historical disputes would be one of the prerequisites for Ukraine’s accession to the EU.
- At the same time, in recent months, the Ukrainian and Polish side have agreed on the first few years of exhumation of the Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy in Ukraine.