ПОЛЬСЬКО-УКРАЇНСЬКІ МІЖДЕРЖАВНІ ВЗАЄМИНИ У СВІТЛІ НОВІТНІХ ВИКЛИКІВ ТА РИЗИКІВ (2015–2017 рр.)

• Authors: Chorna Nataliіa

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POLISH-UKRAINIAN INTERSTATE RELATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT CHALLENGES AND RISKS (2015-2017)

Abstracts

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Polish-Ukrainian interstate relations covering the period beginning with the presidency of A. Duda and followed by the victory of the radical-right political party "Law and Justice" in the parliamentary elections have been analyzed. The main attention is focused on the key trends of their development and the factors affecting them. The consequences to the relations between the two countries of the emphasis that official Warsaw makes on issues of the common past, mainly Volyn tragedy, the interpretation of which on Ukrainian and Polish sides are far from identical, have been found out. The attention is drawn to the adoption of the law "On the legal status and honoring the memory of the fighters for Ukraine's independence in the twentieth century” by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (April 9, 2015), wich caused an active discussion on the part of the official Warsaw, as well as to the similarly met in Ukraine resolution of the Sejm "On establishing the 11 of July the Memorial Day of Poles, the victims of genocide committed by the UPA "(22 July 2016). The provocations on both sides of the border organized by the interested in worsening of the relations between Warsaw and Kyiv have been highlighted. However, іt has been proven that despite the tensions caused by the often high-profile steps of the Polish and Ukrainian authorities, the strategic partnership between the two countries remains relevant. And while the first official visit of President A. Duda t to Ukraine took place only in December of 2015, the fact is, that the presence of the Polish head of state at the ceremony in Kyiv on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence on August the 24th of 2016 only six months after the election is an eloquent testimony of the importance of cooperation with Ukraine for the official Warsaw. Precisely then the presidents of the neighboring states signed a Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership.

Keywords

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Poland; Ukraine; interstate relations; strategic partnership; Volyn tragedy

• Publisher: Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Journal: Міжнародні зв’язки України: наукові пошуки і знахідки
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 26

Contributors

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Chorna Nataliіa

• Vinnytsia Institute of Trade and Economics of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics