Russia's greater openness toward examining Soviet-era crimes such as the Katyn massacre could help normalise its relations with the EU's eastern flank.
When Polish leader Donald Tusk meets Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Katyn, near Smolensk in western Russia, on Wednesday (7 April) to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn killings, the solemnities will be watched with interest in the eight former Communist and Soviet countries which joined the EU in 2004.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.