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Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has denied reports that Warsaw suspended military aid to Ukraine following a decision by the Lviv Regional Council to designate 2027 as the year of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), its commander Roman Shukhevych and Oleg Olzhych, a leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists’ Revolutionary Tribunal.
“This information is false,” Polish Defence Ministry spokesman Janusz Sejmej told Fakt.
Earlier media reports claimed that the regional council’s vote coincided with preparations to send Ukraine a major military aid package and had prompted Poland to suspend the planned delivery.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry criticized the Lviv council’s decision, calling it counterproductive to relations with Poland. According to the ministry, lawmakers had not consulted the foreign ministry or other central government bodies before the vote to assess its potential consequences.
Ukrainian diplomats stressed that local decisions should not undermine the country’s security or European integration. At the same time, Kyiv urged Poland to avoid drastic measures that could hinder the normalization of bilateral relations and reaffirmed its readiness to resolve contentious issues through diplomatic channels.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the decision had caused irritation among Poles. He also warned that disputes over historical figures could complicate Ukraine’s path toward European Union membership by giving opponents of its accession additional arguments.
