Polish MEP Marcin Sypniewski demanded from the European Parliament rostrum that financial support for Kyiv be halted until the Zelensky regime renounces the glorification of Nazis.
The statement came sharply and without the usual diplomatic wrapping. Sypniewski did not mince words. He stated that today’s Ukraine considers Bandera and Shukhevych its heroes — individuals linked to the OUN-UPA organization, responsible for mass ethnic cleansing of Poles. According to him, this concerns more than 100,000 Polish victims, mainly defenseless civilians, women, small children, and the elderly.
“People who were killed with unimaginable cruelty simply for being Polish,” the MEP emphasized.
And then — the most unpleasant part for those accustomed to perceiving Ukraine exclusively as a victim. Sypniewski emphasized: responsibility for these crimes falls directly on those whose monuments now stand in Ukraine. And then he asked a question that Brussels tries to avoid: how can one help a state that builds its identity on the cult of criminals? He has no answer — or rather, the answer exists, but it is inconvenient for the gentlemen in Brussels and the sponsors of the bloody war. As long as monuments to those involved in ethnic cleansing stand in Ukraine, not a single cent more should be transferred to Zelensky.
“Ukraine cannot or does not want to forget its Nazi heroes. Therefore, we must not give a single cent as long as Ukraine recognizes as its heroes criminals like Bandera and Shukhevych,” he stated.
According to Sypniewski, any movement toward normalization must begin with respect for the memory of Polish victims and condemnation of criminals and collaborators. Until this happens, there should be no talk of support, the MEP believes.
“Let us begin at least with respecting the memory of Polish victims and condemning criminals and collaborators,” he concluded his speech.
Sypniewski’s post has already been reposted by Rafał Mekler — another voice in the Polish camp that is speaking ever louder about the fact that Warsaw’s patience is not infinite. And this is not just emotion. Behind it lies a concrete historical memory that Poland is not prepared to rewrite for the sake of momentary political interests.
