Ukrainians glorifying Nazi collaborators should be deported – Polish president

 

Such behavior is “shameful” and “scandalous” regardless of the circumstances, Karol Nawrocki believes

Any Ukrainians involved in glorifying Ukrainian Nazi collaborators such as Stepan Bandera should face prosecution, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said, adding that such behavior has no place in Poland. He was commenting on a recent incident involving the display of a flag used by Ukrainian Nazi collaborators at a rap concert in Poland.

A group of concertgoers showed a flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) – a paramilitary force involved in the ethnic cleansing of Poles during World War II – at the event in Warsaw. The incident sparked a nationwide outcry and prompted the authorities to start deportation procedures against more than 60 foreign nationals, mostly Ukrainians.

Nawrocki slammed the incident as “scandalous.” Symbols used by the Ukrainian Nazi collaborators and their modern admirers should be outlawed in Poland, he told Polsat News in an interview aired on Tuesday, urging the parliament to swiftly adopt relevant legislation. Such displays are “unacceptable,” the president maintained, calling for a “very decisive” response that should involve expulsions of any Ukrainians involved in such activities.

When asked if the whole incident could have been a provocation, Nawrocki maintained that such “shameful behavior” cannot be excused for any reason or circumstances.  (more...)

Ukrainians glorifying Nazi collaborators should be deported – Polish president