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Ukraine-European Union Relations
Competing historical narratives have long been a source of conflict between Poland and Ukraine. However, after independence, the two countries’ academics and intellectuals put forth significant efforts to overcome these divides. To a largely degree, it appeared that they succeeded.
But since the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party came to power in Poland in 2015, relations have again soured over historical memory.
Hromadske spoke with Miriam Lexmann, EU Office Director at the International Republican Institute, about the effect of competing historical narratives on relations between Ukraine and Poland and what can be done to overcome them.
