Volhynia massacres: Russia using WWII to plant discord between Ukraine and Poland?

Polish officials and researchers say Moscow has sharply increased online messaging around the Volhynia massacres. Russia is being accused of using a painful chapter in the history of Poland and Ukraine to deepen tensions between the two countries, as Warsaw and Kyiv remain divided over the killings that took place during World War 2.Polish officials and researchers say Moscow has sharply increased online messaging in Poland around the Volhynia massacres, while also using the issue to fuel anger against Ukrainians living in the country.The campaign has largely played out on social media, with much of the content appearing in Polish. Analysts say the aim is not always to create completely false stories, but to amplify real disputes in ways that can deepen existing divisions.How Russia is 'exploiting' the Volhynia disputeThe historical dispute centres on the Volhynia massacres between 1943 and 1945. Poland says Ukrainian nationalists killed around 100,000 Poles during the violence, while thousands of Ukrainians were also killed in retaliatory attacks.Tensions over the issue increased after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named an army unit after insurgents linked to the massac...