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— These two "brave" citizens who attacked a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old child are being prosecuted. I have information for them. You will be caught by the end of the week. It will be much better for you, you can ask a lawyer you know if you report to the police today, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk before the government meeting.

Two children from Ukraine, a 14-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother, were attacked by two adults at a playground in Bydgoszcz. The incident took place on Friday, August 14, near the railway station. The Consulate General of Ukraine in Gdańsk informed that the aggressors were provoked by the fact that the children communicated in Ukrainian. The siblings were physically attacked, the adults twisted their arms and broke their toys. The attackers used threats and insults. The siblings' mother received consular and legal assistance. The police are looking for the perpetrators.

A video from Poznań's Old Town is circulating on social media, showing two women insulting and physically attacking two men, presumably Ukrainians, using vulgar language. Police confirmed to Wirtualna Polska that investigations will be conducted.

A video from Poznań's Old Town is circulating on social media, showing two women insulting and physically attacking two men, presumably Ukrainians, using vulgar language. Police confirmed to Wirtualna Polska that investigations will be conducted.

Attack in Poznań's Old Town. Police on ongoing investigation A video from Poznań's Old Town is circulating on social media, showing two women insulting and physically attacking two men, presumably Ukrainians, using vulgar language. Police confirmed to Wirtualna Polska that investigations will be conducted.

"Don't be indifferent" this is the slogan of demonstrations taking place in 22 Polish cities today to protest against the growing violence against Ukrainians and members of other minorities. In most cities, the protests began after 5 p.m. On Friday, a demonstration called "My Poland Doesn't Beat, Doesn't Insult, Doesn't Incite," took place, during which organizers submitted a petition signed by over 11,000 people to the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, demanding decisive action against, among other things, brutal attacks on Ukrainian citizens.

"The question of whether we can be sure that it would be better to shoot down these Russian missiles over Ukraine, rather than perhaps later over Poland, is a subject for a very serious discussion that should not become hostage to party rivalry," stated the Deputy Prime Minister.

Criminal investigators from the Gdynia City Police Headquarters have arrested a 76-year-old man, a Polish citizen, who attacked a 40-year-old Ukrainian citizen. The perpetrator struck her twice in the head with a wooden walking stick and then fled in an unknown direction. The District Prosecutor's Office in Gdynia has officially prosecuted the victim for causing bodily harm. Current findings do not indicate that the incident was motivated by national bias. Further procedural steps are ongoing in this case, the Pomeranian police announced on Saturday after 4:30 PM.

“If we quarrel over the past, someone else will win the future. The presidents of Ukraine and Poland must finally understand this. Before it is too late!”

These are the words of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. “Only Moscow can be the winner in the war over history and medals,” is the view of Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. I agree with both, because they hit the bullseye.

At the same time, I consider the decision of the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, to be a mistake and unfair to the people of Ukraine. It is no coincidence that Medvedev has already congratulated him. The Kremlin always applauds anything that weakens the unity between Ukraine and Poland.

In President Zelenskyy’s case, and in my own case, it was not the heads of state who were being honored, but Ukrainians—our soldiers who are defending Ukraine, Poland, and all of Europe. Therefore, I have decided to decline the Order of the White Eagle. Two weeks ago, I promised my colleagues at the conciliatory council to take this step if we failed to convince President Nawrocki not to make this mistaken decision. Unfortunately, we did not succeed.

So, despite the fact that an illegal, anti-constitutional decision by the Ukrainian authorities has stripped me of all state awards through sanctions, I have made the decision to refuse the Order of the White Eagle. This is my gesture in response to the decision of the Polish President. But this step is in no way addressed to the Polish people!

My gratitude to Poland for supporting Ukraine and Ukrainians in difficult times remains unchanged. My deep conviction in the strategic preciousness of the Ukrainian-Polish partnership remains unchanged. My respect remains unchanged for my colleagues and friends—Presidents Kwaśniewski, Komorowski, and Duda, Prime Minister Tusk, Foreign Minister Sikorski, and the rest of the Polish politicians with whom we built and will continue to build a strong partnership, I would even say an alliance.

Those in Poland who do not endlessly chew on historical myths, but study history and draw conclusions from its lessons, know that after Ukraine loses its independence, Poland loses it too. But the past should not define our relationship. I do not want the Poles editing our textbooks, and I make no claim whatsoever that we Ukrainians should adjust Polish textbooks—because otherwise, we will be sent a joint textbook from Moscow.

But today, we should ask a few honest questions:

• Who brought Ukrainian-Polish relations to a situation where historical disputes have once again begun to dominate issues of common security?
• Who set up the Ukrainian state by allowing difficult pages of history to be turned into a tool of political confrontation?
• Who failed to see, or chose not to see, that only one capital wins from this escalation—Moscow?

Logistics are extremely important in this war. Every day, Ukraine destroys the enemy's logistics in occupied Crimea, trying to complicate the supply lines of the Russian army. Instead, Russia—through its agents of influence, through useful idiots, and through old historical wounds—is trying to destroy our logistics in the West, where the key routes supporting Ukraine pass. For us, Rzeszów is not just a Polish city. It is one of the symbols of international solidarity with Ukraine.

Therefore, any crisis between Kyiv and Warsaw today is not just a diplomatic problem. It is a security issue. And that is precisely why it must be resolved immediately. Today, it is important not to deepen the conflict, but to end it. I always remember the words of Saint John Paul II: "We forgive and ask for forgiveness." It was this exact formula that once helped our nations find the path to reconciliation and partnership.

Therefore, I propose that starting Monday, we look for solutions that will prevent the current crisis from deepening, and instead turn it into an impetus for a new stage of the Ukrainian-Polish partnership—one that is honest, friendly, and strategic. Politicians can afford to make political gestures, but diplomats should not be tossing medals around; they must overcome the crisis.

This crisis, by the way, goes beyond bilateral relations, because during my time, Poland became and must continue to be our main advocate on the path to EU and NATO membership. Right now, the main task for Ukrainian diplomacy is to preserve this achievement and strengthen our internal unity in the fight for ambitious foreign policy goals. It was exactly with this logic in mind that I made my decision.

Escalating tensions between Ukraine and Poland serves neither Ukrainians nor Poles.

For nearly two years we have been rebuilding constructive dialogue step by step. We unblocked searches and exhumations. In several locations we conducted reburials of victims with dignity and in accordance with Christian tradition. We resumed the congress of historians, within which we moved the discussion of difficult chapters of our shared history into the realm of professional, scientifically objective debate — grounded not in political slogans but in archival documents, source materials and academic research. This opened the path to dialogue on sensitive issues and allowed us, finally, to hear one another.

This is entirely the right approach — one of mutual respect, recognition and honesty. It must not be undermined, and the flywheel of hatred must not be set in motion. All the more so at a time when all of us — Ukrainians, Poles, other Europeans — are once again facing a threat from our age-old enemy, Russia. We cannot forget that fighting one another will bring us to the edge of the abyss. We must recognise this, lower the temperature of emotions, leave our shared history to be assessed by professional historians, and focus together on what matters most: countering our common enemy, strengthening our European security, and protecting the free future of our peoples.

The name of the unit was a choice made by our military. Our defenders deserve unconditional respect. It is they who today, at the cost of their health and often their lives, are holding the front line and defending all of Europe from the Russian threat. And they are paying the highest price for it. I know with certainty that our military had nothing remotely anti-Polish in mind. For them, it was about honouring those who, many years ago, likewise fought against imperial Moscow, Bolshevik-Communist occupation and repression.

Ukraine won its independence at enormous cost. Generation after generation. Just as Poland pursued its independence through hard work and struggle — along its own path.

We are grateful to Poland for its leadership role in supporting Ukraine during this terrible time of war. We seek to discuss all issues, including the most difficult ones, in a spirit of mutual understanding and openness. We call for dialogue and the strengthening of our relations in line with the security priorities and prosperous future of our nations.

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