The Dispute Index

Sviatoslav Sheremeta

Sviatoslav Sheremeta is a Ukrainian regional politician and the director of Dolia, a communal enterprise of the Lviv Oblast Council that searches for, exhumes and reburies the remains of people killed in wars, deportations and political repressions, including on Polish territory. He is a member of the Lviv Oblast Council for European Solidarity and chairs its committee on culture, information policy and promotion.

Also known as Святослав Шеремета, Sviatoslav Petrovych Sheremeta, Świątosław SzeremetaWebsite (opens in a new tab)

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Sviatoslav Sheremeta, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Statements by Sviatoslav Sheremeta

Sviatoslav Sheremeta

Role at the time: Member of the Lviv Oblast Council and director of the Dolia search center, speaking to ZAXID.NET

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Sheremeta, who proposed the decision, says it was not directed against Poland or Poles, as Polish politicians read it, and that its purpose is to honor those who fought for Ukraine's freedom and independence.

“The Lviv Oblast Council's decision was not directed against anyone, and certainly not against Poles or Poland, as Polish politicians interpret it. It is aimed at honoring with dignity the memory of the fighters for the freedom and independence of Ukraine. (Translated from Ukrainian. Original: Рішення Львівської облради не було спрямоване проти когось і тим більше проти поляків чи Польщі, як це трактують польські політики. Воно спрямоване на те, щоб гідно вшанувати пам'ять борців за волю і незалежність України.)”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Депутат Львівської облради Святослав Шеремета прокоментував можливу заборону в'їзду до ПольщіFull article (in Ukrainian)
Why we used this label

The case concerns the Lviv Oblast Council's October 20, 2026, decision to declare 2027 in the region a year of the UPA, of Roman Shukhevych and of Oleh Olzhych. Sheremeta rejects the Polish reading of the decision and says its purpose is to honor fighters for Ukraine's independence, which defends it.

Read statementFull case: Lviv Oblast Council declares 2027 a year of the UPA and Shukhevych; Poland calls it unacceptable and Ukraine's Foreign Ministry calls it counterproductive

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Case

Lviv Oblast Council declares 2027 a year of the UPA and Shukhevych; Poland calls it unacceptable and Ukraine's Foreign Ministry calls it counterproductive

Relationship to this case: Participant

The Lviv Oblast Council declared 2027 a year honoring the UPA and its commander Roman Shukhevych. Poland called it unacceptable and barred the councillor behind it; Ukraine's Foreign Ministry called it counterproductive. The councillor says it was not aimed at Poland.

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