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European Court 'Could Not' Rule on Russia's Katyn Investigation

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15:56 16/04/2012

The European Court of Human Rights said on Monday it could not consider complaints over Russia's investigation into the 1940 Katyn massacre.

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Court Dismisses Stalin Grandson Libel Case
21:26 14/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 14 (RIA Novosti)
A Moscow court dismissed on Tuesday a libel suit filed by Stalin’s grandson Yevgeny Dzhugashvili against the State Duma, which approved a declaration blaming the Soviet leader for the 1940 Katyn massacre, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Russian TV host told off by minister ‘on point of ethics’
17:17 26/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned TV host Vladimir Pozner not to quote him out of context and observe the journalistic code of ethics.
Poland's Komorowski to visit Katyn massacre site via Moscow
19:29 08/04/2011
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on April 11 will stop over in Moscow en route to the Katyn commemorative site, where he has been invited by his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, Komorowski's press service said on Friday.
Russia hands over new declassified Katyn massacre files to Poland
15:35 07/04/2011
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office handed over to Poland on Thursday 11 volumes of declassified documents related to the massacre of over 20,000 Polish prisoners of war in Western Russia in 1940, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office said.
Russia to hand over new Katyn massacre files to Poland
07:31 07/04/2011
Russian prosecutors will hand over to Poland on Thursday another batch of documents on the Katyn massacre following a request by Polish investigators.
Polish president to visit Katyn in April
20:19 06/02/2011
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will arrive in Katyn on April 3 to participate in commemorative ceremonies dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the Katyn massacre.
Poland's Komorowski hopes to talk Katyn massacre with Medvedev
21:24 28/11/2010
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski plans to discuss issues related to 1940 Katyn massacre with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev who will arrive in Warsaw in early December, presidential advisor Tomasz Nalecz said on Sunday.
Poland's Komorowski hails Russian recognition of Katyn massacre
13:03 27/11/2010
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on Saturday hailed the decision by the lower house of Russia's parliament approving a declaration recognizing the 1940 Katyn massacre of Polish officers as a crime committed by Stalin's regime.
Duma recognizes Katyn massacre as Stalinist crime
18:30 26/11/2010
Deputies from the lower house of Russia's parliament approved a declaration on Friday recognizing the 1940 Katyn massacre of Polish officers as a crime committed by Stalin's regime.
Polish president, Ukrainian prime minister commemorate Katyn massacre victims
15:01 25/09/2010
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov commemorated on Saturday in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv victims of the Katyn massacre, the 1940 massacre of about 4,000 Polish officers by the Soviet secret police NKVD.
Polish president visits Ukraine to honor Soviet victims
05:42 25/09/2010
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will visit the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday to commemorate the 1940 massacre of about 4,000 Polish officers by the Soviet secret police NKVD.
Russia hands over more Katyn massacre files to Poland
14:55 23/09/2010
Russian prosecutors handed over to Poland on Thursday another 20 volumes of documents on the Katyn massacre following a request by Polish investigators.
Russia to hand over to Poland more Katyn massacre documents
05:11 23/09/2010
Russian prosecutors will hand over more documents on the Katyn massacre to Poland on Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Prosecutor General's office said.
Katyn massacre probe cannot be resumed - chief military prosecutor
16:15 31/05/2010
An investigation into the 1940 Katyn massacre, when thousands of Polish officers were killed by Soviet secret police, cannot be reopened under current Russian legislation, Russia's chief military prosecutor said on Monday.
Russia hands over volumes of Katyn massacre case to Poland
04:38 09/05/2010
Russia has handed over to Poland 67 volumes of the "criminal case No.159," launched in the 90s to investigate the Soviet-era mass killings of Polish officers.
Russia opens Katyn massacre archive
10:51 29/04/2010
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, ordered the publication of the documents, which were already declassified, and promised the Kremlin would finally make public documents that it had refused to hand over to Poland.
Russia to continue publishing archive documents on mass repressions
16:55 28/04/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday archive material related to mass repressions will be made more accessible to the public.
Russia to reveal Katyn documents to end speculation
13:32 28/04/2010
Russia's federal archive agency will provide access to digital copies of documents on the Katyn massacre to end speculation about their authenticity
Katyn memorial now symbolizes two tragedies
10:57 13/04/2010
People are still converging at the Katyn memorial, where an official Polish delegation led by President Lech Kaczynski headed for commemoration. Residents and guests of Smolensk are gathered there to honor the memory of Polish citizens executed in 1940, as well as those killed in an April 10 air crash.
The most tragic stop on Poland’s way to Golgotha
17:30 12/04/2010
Below is the speech of Polish President Lech Kaczynski that he was to make on April 10, 2010 at the Polish military cemetery in Katyn as part of the mourning ceremony on the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre.
Katyn: A difficult road to the truth
13:06 12/04/2010
I spent 20 years researching the Katyn, and this year will mark 20 years since the Soviet authorities admitted that the victims were executed by the NKVD secret police. This is a good time to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come.
Apologizing - a parliamentary skill
12:30 12/04/2010
The Katyn massacre of Polish officers and other dramatic developments in Russian-Polish relations in 1939-1941 have occupied the attention of Russian lawmakers on more than one occasion
Katyn claims new victims as Polish president's plane crashes
22:09 10/04/2010
An ageing aircraft taking Polish President Lech Kaczynski to honor the Poles killed in a Soviet-era massacre in west Russia's Katyn forest crashed on Saturday morning. There were no survivors.
Poland: Putin's speech won't please everyone
23:44 07/04/2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's speech was broadcast live by Polish television, radio and the Internet news sites. A translation into Polish appeared on the Internet soon after.
Washington welcomes Russia, Poland jointly commemorating Katyn massacre
23:02 07/04/2010
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday welcomed a joint participation by Russian and Polish prime ministers in commemorating the massacre of Polish prisoners by Soviet security service in 1940.
Russia has nothing to hide about Katyn tragedy - Putin
22:14 07/04/2010
Russia has nothing to hide about the World War II Katyn massacre in Poland, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Russians not to blame for Katyn massacre - Putin (update 2)
20:15 07/04/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the Russian people could not be blamed for the events in Katyn where thousands of Polish POWs were massacred by Soviet forces in WWII.
Russians not to blame for Katyn massacre - Putin
18:14 07/04/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the Russian people could not be blamed for the events in Katyn where thousands of Polish POWs were massacred by Soviet forces in WWII.
Putin says Russian people not to blame for Katyn massacre
16:16 07/04/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the Russian people could not be blamed for the events in Katyn where thousands of Polish POWs were massacred by Soviet forces in WWII.
Russian, Polish premiers to visit Katyn, discuss ties
21:19 06/04/2010
Russian and Polish Prime Ministers Vladimir Putin and Donald Tusk will visit the city of Katyn on Wednesday, where thousands of Polish POWs were massacred by Soviet forces in WWII, the Russian government's press service said on Tuesday.
Polish politician welcomes Putin's visit to Katyn
22:50 05/04/2010
The upcoming visit by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Katyn, where thousands of Polish POWs were massacred by Soviet forces in WWII, demonstrates a "new trend in Russia's approach to history," a Polish politician said on Monday.
Time to abandon black-and-white approach to difficult problems
16:21 05/04/2010
People ask me questions about Katyn warily, as it is believed that Katyn is one of the most complicated issues being considered by the intergovernmental group on difficult problems in the history of Russian and Polish relations.
Alexander Chubaryan: Leave history to the historians
13:00 05/04/2010
The Katyn massacre - the 1940 mass murder of thousands of Polish prisoners of war (primarily military officers), intellectuals, policemen, and government officials by the Soviet security services - remains one of the most bitter and contentious issues in Russian-Polish relations.
Polish leader plans to attend Katyn commemoration on April 10
00:34 13/03/2010
Polish President Lech Kaczynski is planning to attend on April 10 a memorial service in western Russia to mark the massacre of thousands of Polish POWs by Soviet forces in WWII.
Polish leader expects Russian visa to attend Katyn commemoration
21:44 04/02/2010
Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Thursday he expected to get a Russian visa to be able to attend a memorial service in western Russia to mark the massacre of thousands of Polish POWs by Soviet forces in WWII.
Tusk praises Russia's invitation to Katyn massacre memorial
15:28 04/02/2010
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on Thursday a Russian invitation to attend a memorial service to mark the massacre of thousands of Polish POWs by Soviet forces in WWII an important step in improving bilateral ties.
Poland hails Russian plans to commemorate WWII Katyn massacre
11:51 04/02/2010
The Kremlin's invitation to Poland's premier to attend events to mark the massacre of thousands of Polish POWs by Soviet forces in WWII is an important step in the improvement of bilateral ties, the senate speaker said on Thursday.
Polish prime minister to participate in commemorations of Katyn massacre
23:29 03/02/2010
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will participate in the events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Wednesday.
Russia to facilitate Polish commemorations of Katyn massacre
13:09 22/01/2010
Russia is ready to help Poland organize events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre of Polish prisoners of war by the Soviet Union, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
Russian Supreme Court upholds closure of Katyn massacre case
15:55 29/01/2009
Russia's Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the closure of the investigation into the so-called Katyn case, in which several thousand Polish POWs were executed in western Russia's Katyn forest in 1940.

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Katyn memorial now symbolizes two tragedies
10:57 13/04/2010
People are still converging at the Katyn memorial, where an official Polish delegation led by President Lech Kaczynski headed for commemoration. Residents and guests of Smolensk are gathered there to honor the memory of Polish citizens executed in 1940, as well as those killed in an April 10 air crash.

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Katyn massacre discussion

The Katyn massacre - the 1940 mass murder of thousands of Polish prisoners of war (primarily military officers), intellectuals, policemen, and government officials by the Soviet security services - remains one of the most bitter and contentious issues in Russian-Polish relations.