ug ging ▁of ▁four ▁Russian ▁youth ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁park ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁skin head s , ▁several ▁days ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Lith u ania ▁The ▁former ▁" Sol id ar ity " ▁leader ▁and ▁Polish ▁President ▁Le ch ▁W ał ę sa ▁critic ised ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Government ▁over ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁the ▁Polish ▁minor ity , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁enfor ced ▁Lith uan ization ▁of ▁Polish ▁s urn ames ▁and ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁b iling ual ▁Polish ▁language ▁street ▁signs ▁in ▁municipal ities ▁pre domin antly ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁Polish - spe aking ▁population . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁W ał ę sa ▁rejected ▁Lith u ania ' s ▁Order ▁of ▁V y ta ut as ▁the ▁Great . ▁ ▁Ukraine ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁had ▁forb idden ▁the ▁ex hum ation ▁of ▁Pol es ▁who ▁were ▁vict ims ▁of ▁anti - Pol ish ▁war ▁cr imes ▁that ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Vol h yn ia ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁Ukrain ian ▁Ins urg ent ▁Army ▁that ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁Poland , ▁which ▁caused ▁concerns ▁that ▁anti - Pol ish ▁sentiment ▁was ▁growing ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁worry ▁that ▁anti - Pol ish ▁sent iments ▁are ▁probably ▁being ▁expressed ▁by ▁Ukrain ian ▁officials ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁historical ▁issues ▁that ▁still ▁exist ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁