Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Announces Warsaw Wall of Memory for Volhynia Victims

On 11 July 2026, the 83rd anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” massacres, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that a Wall of Memory will be erected in Warsaw. The monument will feature an eternal flame and the names of every identified victim of twentieth‑century wars on Ukrainian territory, with particular focus on the Volhynia genocide carried out by Ukrainian nationalist groups (OUN, UPA). Tusk framed the project as a moral duty to truth, stating that “memory cannot be the servant of hatred” and that “the answer to nationalism cannot be more nationalism.” He highlighted the resumption of searches and exhumations of victims whose remains have lain undiscovered for decades. The initiative is also presented as a condition for Ukraine’s European Union accession, urging Kyiv to confront this painful history. While the announcement deepens the existing diplomatic dispute between Warsaw and Kyiv over wartime memory, Tusk reaffirmed Poland’s continued support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.