Sikorski defends Łukasiewicz over Volhynia row, invoking Pope John Paul II

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has publicly defended Ambassador Piotr Łukasiewicz following a controversy over his remarks about the Volhynia massacres. Sikorski invoked the authority of Pope John Paul II to counter accusations that Łukasiewicz had relativised the historical crimes of Ukrainian nationalists. The affair has sparked a wide wave of controversy in Poland.