GDANSK (Sputnik) — Relations between Russia and Poland have always been difficult in the course of the history.
Complex historical heritage and unsettled perception of some historic facts complicate the bilateral relations. In particular, blasting the Soviet government for the Katyn massacre, mass execution of Polish soldiers by the Soviet Union during World War II, Polish historians remain silent about the fate of 18,000 – 60,000 Red Army soldiers who died in Polish captivity in the 1920s.
"It is necessary to fully resolve all the difficult issues including Katyn and all the circumstances of stay of Red Army prisoners in Poland in the 1920s of the last century. It is painfully necessary to find out everything and move forward," Walesa told RIA Novosti in an interview.
According to Walesa, the normalization of the Russian-Polish bilateral relations must occur like it was done with Germany, the country which has "spilled more blood" than Russia during World War II.
"However, we have come to a mutual understanding, we are in the European Union… we go forward together. But with Russia we are still unable to agree," Walesa stressed.
