Pushilin: the urge Poroshenko to mark may 9, after the glorification of the UPA cynical
The intention of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to celebrate Victory Day immediately after the recognition of the independence fighters of OUN-UPA is the height of cynicism, said the Plenipotentiary representative of the self-proclaimed DND Denis Putilin.
"The height of cynicism from Poroshenko to talk about the Victory Day on may 9 after yesterday's glorification of collaborators of the Verkhovna Rada, and after the abolition of the concept of the Great Patriotic war" - quoted Pushilin in the night of Saturday.
Poroshenko on the last working Day of the week in Odessa said that Ukraine is on the eve of the Victory Day together with Europe will commemorate the victims of the Second world war, and Victory Day celebrates " on a nationwide scale from Transcarpathia to Lugansk ".
on Thursday, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the law on the recognition of OUN-UPA (Organization of Ukrainian nationalists and Ukrainian insurgent army ) fighters for independence of Ukraine in the twentieth century and provided the right of its present social guarantees. The activities of the "Ukrainian insurgent army" (UPA) is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia.
Glorification of the UPA and its leaders Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych - has led to criticism from many veterans of the great Patriotic war and politicians, accusing Bandera in cooperation with the Nazis. For example, the public campaigning not to forget the atrocities of the fighters of the OUN-UPA during and after the war, in particular, "Volyn massacre" - massive liquidation in 1943 Ukrainian nationalists Polish civilians in Volhynia, until September 1939 were mostly from Poland. According to researchers, the total number of victims ranges from 36 thousand to 100 thousand people.