Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Polands newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki, has ignited a heated debate in Warsaw and Kiev after proposing amendments to Polands citizenship law that would explicitly exclude Ukrainian nationalists and sympathizers of Stepan Bandera from naturalization. The announcement, delivered during a press conference on August 25, underscores the depth of historical grievances between Poland and Ukraine and signals a potential hardening of Warsaws stance toward its eastern neighbor.

At the center of this controversy is the legacy of Stepan Bandera, the wartime leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), and its armed wing, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). While Bandera and his followers are celebrated ...