“Even on a day like this, a day of reflection and prayer, the prime minister of the Polish government could not refrain from manipulation,” Rafał Leśkiewicz said, accusing Donald Tusk. The president’s spokesperson recalled when and under what circumstances Poland obtained permission to conduct search and exhumation work in Ukraine.
He was referring to remarks made by Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a video published on the morning of the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic.
In the recording, the head of government states that, “as prime minister of the Polish government, I made effective efforts to resume, after years of suspension, the search for and exhumation of the victims of the Volhynia Massacre, as well as other Polish victims of the wars of the 20th century in Ukraine.”
The statement prompted a response from presidential spokesperson Rafał Leśkiewicz, a former director of the office and spokesperson for the Institute of National Remembrance. He accused Tusk of displaying “sheer audacity.”
“The renewed permissions granted by the Ukrainian authorities to conduct search and exhumation work are the result of the meeting between the presidents of Poland and Ukraine on December 19, 2025, in Warsaw. Since then, the Institute of National Remembrance has received several permits, enabling work to be carried out in Ostrówki, Wola Ostrowiecka, and Huta Pieniacka, among other locations. The process of obtaining additional permissions is ongoing,”
the post reads.
“Even on a day like this, a day of reflection and prayer, the prime minister of the Polish government could not refrain from manipulation,”
he concluded.