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dudadomiduda · 03-23-2018, 05:59 AM

In the early hours of February 1, 2018, the Senate of Poland adopted a statute on the Institute of National Remembrance which, after it was signed by the president, made it an offence for the propaganda of the ideas of Stephan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist of the period of the WWII, and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (the UPA) which members had taken part in the shooting of the peaceful Poles in Volhynia. Besides that the statue extends to the rejection of the massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia as well as statements about the complicity of the Poles with the Nazi. That step was well expected and was a logical continuation of the historical argues that don't soften between Poland and Ukraine each of which tries to defend its version of the past. For Poland, Stephan Bandera is a criminal and a murderer while he's a glorious hero for Ukraine.

Presently, all Polish government institutions are obliged to obey the new statute when provide their activity. Thus, despite the visa-free arrangements between the EU and Ukraine, when ordinary Ukrainians cross the border with Poland they have to fill up a form which contains questions that will be able to show the most common representation of a person's attitude to Stephan Bandera and the UPA.

1) Are you aware of the amendments adopted to the statute 'on the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation'?

2) Have you ever been participating in Ukrainian nationalist organizations like the OUN, UNA-UNSO, C14, S.N.A., Stephan Bandera All-Ukrainian Organization 'Tryzub', Right Sector, The All-Ukrainian Union 'Svoboda', 'Yarosh's Governmental Initiative'?

3) Do you consider members of the OUN Stephan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych to be heroes of Ukraine?

The respondent allows the obtained personal data to be manipulated and provides the information about his or her social media accounts in order to the border guards could check the honesty of the answers. The access to the country is prohibited in case of the rejection either to fill up the form or to answer the questions.

There's still no official reaction of Kiev to such toughening of the border regime.

03-23-2018, 05:59 AM	#13
dudadomiduda Kinda New Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 1	Poland Is to Reveal Ukrainian Nationalists on the Border In the early hours of February 1, 2018, the Senate of Poland adopted a statute on the Institute of National Remembrance which, after it was signed by the president, made it an offence for the propaganda of the ideas of Stephan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist of the period of the WWII, and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (the UPA) which members had taken part in the shooting of the peaceful Poles in Volhynia. Besides that the statue extends to the rejection of the massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia as well as statements about the complicity of the Poles with the Nazi. That step was well expected and was a logical continuation of the historical argues that don't soften between Poland and Ukraine each of which tries to defend its version of the past. For Poland, Stephan Bandera is a criminal and a murderer while he's a glorious hero for Ukraine. Presently, all Polish government institutions are obliged to obey the new statute when provide their activity. Thus, despite the visa-free arrangements between the EU and Ukraine, when ordinary Ukrainians cross the border with Poland they have to fill up a form which contains questions that will be able to show the most common representation of a person's attitude to Stephan Bandera and the UPA. 1) Are you aware of the amendments adopted to the statute 'on the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation'? 2) Have you ever been participating in Ukrainian nationalist organizations like the OUN, UNA-UNSO, C14, S.N.A., Stephan Bandera All-Ukrainian Organization 'Tryzub', Right Sector, The All-Ukrainian Union 'Svoboda', 'Yarosh's Governmental Initiative'? 3) Do you consider members of the OUN Stephan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych to be heroes of Ukraine? The respondent allows the obtained personal data to be manipulated and provides the information about his or her social media accounts in order to the border guards could check the honesty of the answers. The access to the country is prohibited in case of the rejection either to fill up the form or to answer the questions. There's still no official reaction of Kiev to such toughening of the border regime.