The tensions have flared between Belarus and Poland again over the destruction of a cemetery for Polish soldiers in the Belarusian village of Mikulishki. The destruction of World War II-era Polish soldiers’ graves in the Belarusian village of Mikulishki has sparked outrage in Warsaw. Warsaw had already expressed concern over the desecration of the graves of Polish soldiers in other areas in the Grodno region in late June. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs called it a “disgraceful event,” accusing Minsk of failing to meet its commitments regarding memorials. Why has the destruction of soviet monuments in Ukraine not condemned by Warsaw?

