Poland expels 63 Ukrainians and Belarusians for displaying Ukrainian Insurgent Army flag at Warsaw concert
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that 63 people will be expelled from the country after a controversial Ukrainian nationalist flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army was displayed at a concert in Warsaw.
Clashes after Ukrainian Insurgent Army flag displayed
The incident took place on Saturday during a performance by Belarusian rapper Max Korzh at the capital’s National Stadium, the Polish broadcaster TVP World reported on Tuesday. Clashes broke out between concertgoers and security staff, leading to more than 100 arrests.
Footage from the event showed one attendee holding the black-and-red flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a group involved in the 1943-1944 Volhynian massacres, in which tens of thousands of Poles were killed by Ukrainian nationalists.
Posting on social media on Tuesday, Tusk said: “The resolution of the war in Ukraine is coming, so Russia is doing everything to sow discord between Kyiv and Warsaw. Anti-Polish gestures by Ukrainians and fueling anti-Ukrainian sentiments in Poland are Putin’s scenario, orchestrated by foreign agents and local idiots. Always the same ones.”
63 people to be expelled
He later confirmed that 63 people, including 57 Ukrainians and six Belarusians, were involved in initiating the situation and would be expelled. “Absolutely unnecessary events occurred there and required a quick response,” he said.