### [2026-07-1](/feed/2026/07/1/index.md)

##### Ukraine
# Ukraine's parliament approves the creation of a national pantheon in Kyiv for state ceremonies, reburials, and memorials to national figures, while eligibility rules and possible honorees prompt controversy over historical memory and relations with Poland. 




### Sources:

1. [Demócrata](https://www.democrata.es/en/international/ukraine-greenlights-a-national-pantheon-amid-dispute-over-the-memory-of-its-heroes/)

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