Even if you buy that Ukranians suffered under Stalin and thought the enemy of their enemy was their friend, nothing stops modern Ukraine from saying "It was a mistake but made sense in hindsight" and like not erecting a bunch of statues valorising SS officers.
I'm sure everyone would understand if they swept that part of their history under the rug and never talked about it...
Even if you buy that Ukranians suffered under Stalin and thought the enemy of their enemy was their friend, nothing stops modern Ukraine from saying "It was a mistake but made sense in hindsight" and like not erecting a bunch of statues valorising SS officers.
I'm sure everyone would understand if they swept that part of their history under the rug and never talked about it...