Half of Poles oppose Ukraine's accession to EU and NATO until exhumations issue is resolved – survey
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Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:44:09 +0200
Half of Poles believe that Ukraine should not be able to join NATO or the European Union without resolving the problematic issue of exhumations of victims of the Volyn tragedy.
The Volyn Volhynia tragedy was a series of events that led to the ethnic cleansing of the Polish and Ukrainian populations in 1943 during World War II.
It was part of a longstanding rivalry between Ukrainians and Poles in what is now Ukraines west.
Poland considers the Volyn tragedy a genocide of Poles ed.
Source results of an IBRiS survey for Rzeczpospolita, as reported by European Pravda Details Poles were asked whether Ukraine should become a member of NATO and the EU without resolving the issue of exhumations of victims of the Volyn tragedy.
A total of 27.7 of respondents strongly disagree with Ukraines accession to the EU and NATO without resolving this issue, and 22.5 rather disagree with this.
Rzeczpospolita adds that the group that puts forward this condition is dominated by opposition supporters.
These are mainly viewers of the Respublika TV channel.
Another 20.4 of respondents rather agree with Ukraines accession to NATO and the EU, even if it doesnt resolve the issue of exhumations.
14.4 of respondents strongly agree.
Among all respondents, 15 were undecided.
The survey was conducted on 24 and 25 January 2025 using the CATI method on a sample of 1,071 people.
Background Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, supported by the largest opposition party Law and Justice, previously stated that he did not see Ukraine in either the EU or NATO.
A country that cannot answer for a very brutal crime against 120,000 of its neighbours cannot be part of international alliances, Nawrocki said.
Instead, the mayor of Warsaw and the governments presidential candidate, Rafa Trzaskowski, supported Ukraines membership in the EU and NATO.
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