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A Polish-Ukrainian institution is needed to counter Russian disinformation, says Polish Sejm member Paweł Kowal

To separate the Poles and Ukrainians is "political gold" for the Russians, it is necessary to take it from them Pavlo Koval, the head of the international affairs commission of the Seym of the Republic of Poland, said this during the discussion "Integration of Ukraine into the EU. The role and place of Ukrainian-Polish relations in this process" at the Via Carpatia 2025 Forum. "For Russians, the Polish-Ukrainian conflict is "political gold"....

A Democrat in the Era of Totalitarianism: How research on Vasyl Mudry disproves historical myths

The Via Carpatia 2025 forum opened with the presentation of the documentary trilogy "The Art of the Possible: A Democrat in the Era of Dictatorships and Totalitarianism." A large-scale edition dedicated to the figure of the outstanding Ukrainian Vasyl Mudryi (1893–1966), who is one of the key figures of Ukrainian political and public life of the interwar period. He was a deputy and vice-speaker of the Polish Diet, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Dilo" and co-founder and chairman of UNDO. Trilogy…

“We must remember and lay everyone to rest,” say Via Carpatia speakers discussing Polish-Ukrainian exhumations

Our past was not perfect, but it should be a good lesson. If we are not together, we will lose People's Deputy Mykola Kniazhytskyi said about this during a discussion panel at the Forum Via Carpatia 2025. "Our relations should develop based on our maturity and those threats that we see now, but were not aware of before," said the politician. "The process of exhumation...

“Poland was, is and will be our strategic partner; Russians want to turn us against each other,” says Olena Kondratiuk at the Via Carpatia 2025 forum

The biggest threat now is Russian disinformation. It is aimed at undermining trust and sowing discord between Ukrainians and Poles. Olena Kondratyuk, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation, said this during the discussion "Integration of Ukraine into the EU. The role and place of Ukrainian-Polish relations in this process" within the Via Carpatia 2025 Forum. She reminded of...