Germany's president asked for forgiveness for his country on Sunday for the...
WARSAW - Germany’s president asked for forgiveness for his country on Sunday for the suffering of the Polish people during World War Two as Poland marked 80 years since the Nazi German invasion that unleashed the deadliest conflict in human history.
After the war, its shattered capital of Warsaw had to rise again from ruins and Poland remained under Soviet domination until 1989. For Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, the memory of the war is a major plank of its “historical politics”, aiming to counteract what it calls the West’s lack of appreciation for Polish suffering and bravery under Nazi occupation.
Trump and the PiS government share views on issues such migration, energy and abortion, but the Warsaw government faces mounting isolation in Europe over accusations that it subverts democratic norms.German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech during a commemorative ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two in Warsaw, Poland September 1, 2019.
“We need to talk about those losses, we need to remember, we need to demand truth and demand compensation,” Morawiecki said. Critics say the PiS’s ambition is to fan nationalism among voters at a time when populists around the world are tapping into historical revisionism. PiS says the country’s standing on the global stage and national security are at stake.Wartime remembrance has become a campaign theme ahead of the national election due on Oct. 13, with PiS accusing the opposition of failing to protect Poland’s image.
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