Poland’s president denounces Russian war in Ukraine at Holocaust event

Jewish people visit the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp after the March Of The Living annual observance that was not held for two years due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, in Oswiecim, Poland (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

Polish President Andrzej Duda denounced Russia’s war against Ukraine as he joined Holocaust survivors and people from around the world at an annual observance at the former site of Auschwitz.

“We are here to show that every nation has a sacred right to life, has a sacred right to cultivate its traditions, has a sacred right to develop,” he said.