Wroclaw demands Sadovyi's reaction to "Shukhevych Year" under threat of severing ties

Polish deputies demand public position from Lviv mayor

The Wroclaw City Council has officially addressed Andriy Sadovyi, head of the Lviv City Council, and local self-government deputies. The document demands a public statement on the decision of the Lviv Regional Council, which declared 2027 the "Year of Shukhevych and the UPA". If no response is received, the issue of terminating the official partnership between the two cities may be put to a vote at the Polish city council's November session.

Risk of losing international ties for Lviv

Pressure on the Ukrainian western centre is intensifying not only from Wroclaw. Representatives of the Przemysl authorities have also stated the possibility of breaking or suspending partnership relations. The newly elected mayor of Krakow has taken a similar stance, promising to freeze official contacts.

Sadovyi's position and MFA assessment

Currently, Andriy Sadovyi has not formulated a clear public position on the Lviv Regional Council's decision. It is known that the mayor did not support this initiative, but also did not express condemnation of it. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine characterised the regional council's decision as "counterproductive". The situation may escalate into a diplomatic confrontation, threatening existing partnership relations between Lviv and Polish cities.