プレミシュル市adtPoland、Lviv partnerships suspended over 2027 UPA commemoration
The municipal council of Przemyśl unanimously suspended its partnership with Lviv, established in 1995, after the Lviv Regional Council designated 2027 as the year of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych. The Lublin Voivodeship assembly went further and terminated its cooperation agreement with Lviv Oblast, while Poland’s national government and other Polish local authorities also reacted.
要点
- Lviv Regional Council adopted the resolution on 20 October 2026.
- Przemyśl suspended its partnership with Lviv; 21 deputies voted in favor, with no votes against or abstentions.
- The partnership between Przemyśl and Lviv had continued since 1995.
- Lublin Voivodeship assembly terminated its 2004 cooperation agreement with Lviv Oblast; all 30 present deputies voted in favor.
- Svitoslav Sheremeta, a Lviv regional councilor, initiated the proposal concerning 2027.
- Poland added Sheremeta to its list of persons unwelcome in the country and imposed a five-year Schengen entry ban.
- Poland’s Ministry of Defence denied reports that a major military aid package to Ukraine had been suspended.
なぜ重要か
The suspension affects a partnership dating to 1995 and shows that a regional historical decision in Ukraine has triggered official responses across the Polish-Ukrainian border. Polish municipal and regional institutions adopted different measures, while sharp criticism from Warsaw and calls for restraint from Kyiv turned the dispute into a bilateral relations issue. The entry ban for Sheremeta marked a direct consequence for one of the resolution’s initiators. Reported links to a suspension of military aid were denied by Poland’s Ministry of Defence, limiting the dispute’s known military dimension. The removal of the council’s publication from its website and social media accounts also indicated efforts to obscure or reverse the announcement.
何が起きたか
On 20 October, the Lviv Regional Council adopted a resolution declaring 2027 the year of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych. The initiative is attributed to regional councilor Svitoslav Sheremeta. Following the decision, Przemyśl’s municipal council unanimously suspended its partnership with Lviv. All 21 votes supported the suspension, with no votes against or abstentions. The city initially considered fully terminating the partnership but ultimately chose suspension, leaving room to restore cooperation if the Lviv Regional Council withdraws its resolution and Lviv’s authorities distance themselves from initiatives glorifying structures responsible for crimes against civilians. The Lublin Voivodeship assembly took the stronger step of terminating its 2004 economic, trade, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation agreement with Lviv Oblast, with all 30 deputies present voting in favor. Kraków’s mayor proposed a similar suspension, while the Wrocław city council, the Subcarpathian Voivodeship assembly and the Lesser Poland Voivodeship assembly condemned the Lviv decision. Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Sheremeta had been added to the list of persons unwelcome in Poland and that he received a Schengen entry ban.
ウクライナメディアの見方
Ukrainian coverage focused on the strain in Ukrainian-Polish relations caused by Polish official responses. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry called the Lviv resolution counterproductive and urged Poland to avoid harsh steps that could hinder normalization. Representatives of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly assured the Polish side that the resolution would not take effect. Ukrainian media also reported and then clarified that claims of a suspended major Polish military aid package had been denied by Poland’s Ministry of Defence. The removal of the resolution’s publication from the Lviv Regional Council’s website and social media accounts was also noted.
海外メディアの見方
Polish officials and local authorities rejected the framing of honoring structures responsible for crimes against civilians. Lublin went further than Przemyśl by terminating its agreement, while the Polish government’s defence minister called the decision unacceptable and Prime Minister Donald Tusk called it a suicidal tactic. The unanimous municipal response in Przemyśl left a path for restoring cooperation if the Lviv resolution is withdrawn and Lviv’s authorities distance themselves from the initiatives. The reaction involved municipal, regional and national levels of Polish government.
報道の食い違い
Sources differ in how they describe the duration of Svitoslav Sheremeta’s Schengen entry ban: as a five-year ban or as a ban lasting until 2031. Some Ukrainian media also reported that Poland had suspended a major military aid package to Ukraine because of the dispute, but Poland’s Ministry of Defence denied that information.
背景
Przemyśl and Lviv had maintained partnership relations since 1995. The Lublin Voivodeship and Lviv Oblast had a cooperation agreement covering economic, trade, scientific-technical and cultural ties dating to 2004. The Lviv city authorities are not empowered to overturn a decision of the regional council, so formally reversing the resolution lies outside their authority. Polish authorities at other levels responded as well: Wrocław’s city council and the Subcarpathian Voivodeship assembly condemned the decision, while the Lesser Poland Voivodeship assembly called for its withdrawal.