Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming of army unit after notorious WWII group
The move escalates a World War II memory dispute and comes days before Poland hosts a major Ukraine reconstruction conference.
- Poland's President Karol Nawrocki revoked Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the country's highest award, the Order of the White Eagle, due to a spat over World War II memory.
- Poland has been one of Ukraine's main allies during the Russian invasion, but historical disputes over World War II massacres have strained relations between the two countries.
- Poland's liberal Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized the move, saying it 'pleases Putin and shocks our allies,' and urged both leaders to 'calm emotions, not to stoke tensions.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded the White Eagle Order in 2023 by then Polish President Andrzej Duda
On the evening of the 19th, Polish President Nablodski announced that he would strip Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of the highest-ranking "Order of the White Eagle." If relations between the two countries deteriorate, it could have implications for overall European security…
VARSOVIA. – Poland's President, Karol Nawrocki, announced Friday the withdrawal of his country's maximum decoration granted to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelensky, who baptized a military unit in honor of an organization accused of slaughtering thousands of Poles.Poland had honored Zelensky in 2023 with the Order of the White Eagle, the highest decoration in the country. However, relations were cracked by Zelensky's decision to give a …
Poland Pulls Zelensky Honor
Poland is withdrawing the nation's highest state honor, bestowed upon Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2023, over a World War II-era fault line. President Karol Nawrocki announced he will revoke the Order of the White Eagle after Zelensky approved naming a military unit "Heroes of the UPA," referencing the Ukrainian...
The Ukrainian president has angered Warsaw by naming a military unit after a nationalist organization linked to massacres of Poles.
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