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FILE - Jozef Pilsudski, the father of Polish independence in 1918, sits for a portrait on March 19, 1932, in Warsaw, Poland. More than 100 years ago, Pilsudski stated that the long-term security of Europe would need an independent Ukraine, according to a new biography of the Polish leader. The biography, âÄœJà³zef Pilsudski Founding Father of Modern Polandâĝ by Joshua D. Zimmerman is published by Harvard University Press. (AP Photo, File)