Polish foreign minister seeks ban on Lviv councilor linked to Nazi reenactments
Radosław Sikorski said he signed a request to add Lviv councilor S. Szeremeta to Poland’s undesirable persons list, accusing him of Waffen-SS reenactments and glorifying a UPA commander.
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski announced on X that he had signed a request to place Lviv city councilor S. Szeremeta on the country’s list of undesirable persons, accusing the official of participating in Waffen-SS reconstruction activities and celebrating Roman Szuchowicz, a former UPA commander linked to wartime atrocities. Sikorski shared a photo from a 2013 event in Holohory that shows SS-style uniforms, calling the situation a source of shame for the European Union.
He reiterated that the action targets only Szeremeta, not all councilors who supported the related resolution. Culture minister Marta Cienkowska later explained that Szeremeta’s company is one of three handling Ukrainian exhumations in cooperation with Polish authorities, but stressed that Poland has no direct contract with the firm. She added that Poland possesses more exhumation permits than it can currently carry out because of adverse weather and difficult terrain, and that new permits will be discussed in the summer.
Why it matters
The move highlights rising tensions over historical memory and cross-border cooperation between Poland and Ukraine.
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