Monday, May 28, 2018

Ex-Presidents See Rise in Poland-Ukraine Discord; Seek Closer Harmony to Offset Russian Aggression

Five ex-presidents from Poland and Ukraine have made a joint appeal for reconciliation between their nations as growing nationalism in both societies and provocations from Russia have strained the alliance, the Fox News website reports today (May 28, 2018).

Poland-Ukraine relations have been strained in recent years, mostly over disagreements rooted in historical grievances.

The ex-presidents said they were concerned about the strains and that unity is needed today, given "the challenge of Russian aggression to Ukraine." Russia seized control of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in 2014 and has attempted to seize more Ukrainian land since then.

The appeal was presented at a news conference in Warsaw by the two former Polish presidents, Aleksander Kwasniewski and Bronislaw Komorowski, and also signed by Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma, and Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine.

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