'Neither side has political will to solve conflict.' Explaining Ukrainian-Polish deteriorating relations

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski demanded Ukraine finally allow the exhumation of Volyn massacre victims and warned against expecting a quick EU accession.

Poland has long pushed for exhumations of victims of the 1943 Volyn Massacre , the killings of tens of thousands of Poles by members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army in the German -occupied Volyn region, now part of Ukraine .

The conflict is now in the open, and a resolution seems unlikely without political will from both sides.

Ukraine and Poland disagree on how to interpret the Volyn massacre, with Poland labeling it genocide for which UPA is fully responsible.

Poland and Ukraine don't agree on the number of victims.

Ukraine is unhappy with Poland 's delay in contributing to the Czech -led ammunition procurement for Ukraine and its reluctance to help defend Ukrainian airspace.

Polish politician suggested putting Crimea under a U.N. mandate and carrying out a referendum.

Polish politicians hoped that Warsaw ’s large-scale support for Ukraine would prompt Kyiv to unblock the exhumations, according to Szeligowski .

Neither country has the political will to resolve the issues of exhuming Volyn massacre victims or restoring Ukrainian memorials in Poland .

Hrytsak suggests both sides may be using the conflict for political gain.