British historian Roger Moorhouse believes that President Andrzej Duda did well by boycotting a Jerusalem conference on the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. According to the historian, the fact that Duda was not allowed to speak is regrettable.

“This event in Jerusalem has been manipulated. The fact that President Duda will not be able to speak and refer to Vladimir Putin’s words is absolutely regrettable. The fact that others will be able to speak and to present their version of events, in particular Putin, and the Polish president won’t, is absolutely unfair and deplorable,” said Moorhouse.

„The Polish President’s boycott of this event is in my opinion the right thing. It drew attention to the matter, newspapers around the world wrote about it. This is the best what can be done: to speak the truth consistently” emphasised Moorhouse.

Roger Moorhouse is a historian and author, specialising in Nazi Germany, Poland and World War Two in Europe. A fluent German speaker, and a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Warsaw, he is the author of a number of books, including “Berlin at War” (2010), “The Devils’ Alliance: Hitler’s Pact with Stalin 1939-1941” (2014) and the recent “First to Fight: The Polish War 1939”, which was published in the UK in September 2019. He has been published in over 20 languages. A fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is also a book reviewer for the national and specialist history press. He lives in Hertfordshire, UK.

Source: Poland Daily