Russia And Poland Engage In Twitter BattleInvasion of Poland triggers social media debate

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The Russian Embassy in South Africa revisited an 80-year-old conflict with Poland on Tuesday, with a tweet.
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Russia And Poland Engage In Twitter Battle Over Who Started WWII

It was a denial of responsibility for the 1939 invasion of Poland, which started World War II. The tweet came as the Polish Embassy in South Africa commemorated the anniversary of the USSR’s invasion.

But Russian embassy in South Africa didn’t let Poland’s tweet go without a denial. Germany invaded Poland from the west, the USSR invaded from the east, and the two carved up Polish territory between them.

However, Business Insider reports the USSR did not formally declare war.

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