“The Next Stage of Escalation”: The Office of the President of Poland Responds to Ukraine’s Initiative on the National Pantheon
1 July 20:43
The office of Polish President Karol Nawrocki stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s introduction of a bill to establish a National Pantheon is “the next stage of escalation.” Polish Presidential Spokesperson Rafal Leskiewicz made this statement on the air on Jedynka, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
“President Zelenskyy announced the submission of a bill on the National Pantheon—this is the next stage in the escalation of actions by the Ukrainian authorities following the decision in late May to name one of the military units in honor of the ‘heroes of the UPA,’” the Polish President’s Office quoted Leskiewicz as saying on the social media platform X.
On June 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted this bill to the Verkhovna Rada as a matter of urgency. According to the president, such a pantheon would aim to honor Ukrainians who “fought for Ukraine and inspired Ukraine throughout different centuries and eras.” At the same time, Zelenskyy noted, “no one will ever tell us how to live, how to speak, whom to love, whom to be grateful to, or which heroes to honor.”
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On July 1, the Verkhovna Rada voted to establish the Ukrainian National Pantheon. Among other things, the bill establishes a procedure for considering proposals to honor outstanding Ukrainians, as well as the conditions under which such honors cannot be bestowed. It does not contain a list of specific names.
This legislative initiative emerged amid tensions between the presidents of Ukraine and Poland, which arose over historical issues.
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