Zelenskyy Opens Volyn Massacre Intelligence Archives and Pledges Expanded Investigations to Repair Rift With Poland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced following a Friday meeting on Poland policy that Ukraine will open all Security Service of Ukraine and Foreign Intelligence Service archives concerning the Volyn tragedy of the 1940s 123. Officials also agreed to issue a substantially larger number of permits for search and exhumation work in the affected areas 12. Zelenskyy said he separately agreed with Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance head Oleksandr Alforov to expand the institute's capacity, and called on government officials and the Verkhovna Rada committee to consider increased funding for it 12. The same Friday session also addressed additional, unspecified diplomatic measures on the Polish track and new formats for cultural dialogue between Ukrainian and Polish societies as further elements of the reconciliation package 1. The announcement followed the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry noting the Polish Sejm's adoption of a resolution marking the Volyn anniversary, and came as Kyiv Post reported the archive access plan extends specifically to Poland 14.