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What did Kyiv's neighbours demand by 27 July 2024?
Summary
Reports from the days before 27 July 2024 showed pressure on Ukraine from Poland, a death sentence in Belarus and a domestic extension of war measures.
What was the picture around Ukraine on 27 July 2024? Reports from the preceding days pointed to three separate pressures: one from a neighbour and prospective EU partner, one from Minsk, and one from Kyiv's own parliament.
Warsaw's condition
On 24 July 2024, Poland's Defence Minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, said Poland would block Ukraine's bid to join the European Union unless Kyiv resolved issues tied to the wartime massacre of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists. He said this included finding and burying all victims killed on what is now Ukrainian territory. The statement tied Ukraine's EU aspirations directly to a historical dispute with a neighbouring state.
Martial law extended
On 23 July 2024, the Ukrainian parliament agreed to extend martial law and nationwide military mobilisation for another 90 days, starting on 12 August. The vote meant the wartime framework would continue beyond that date.
A case in Belarus
On 25 July 2024, a German man sentenced to death in Belarus for photographing Belarusian military sites in Ukraine appeared on television. He urged Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko to pardon him.
Taken together, the reports showed Ukraine managing war measures at home while facing conditions from Poland over EU membership and a death-sentence case in Belarus that involved a foreign national.
