Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming of army unit after notorious WWII group
Nawrocki said the move would not change Poland’s support for Ukraine, but Kyiv called it a strategic mistake that only benefits Moscow.
- 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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Polish president strips Zelenskyy of top honor in dispute over World War II unit
WARSAW — Poland’s nationalist President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle — Poland’s highest honor — amid an increasingly bitter dispute between Kyiv and Warsaw over a World War II-era Ukrainian military unit. The move late on Friday comes days before Zelenskyy is expected to visit Poland, and puts an intense strain one of the most important alliances in the war against Russia. …
The reason is Zelensky's decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded the White Eagle Order in 2023 by then Polish President Andrzej Duda
A history dispute has escalated between Poland and Ukraine. The Polish President has withdrawn the highest distinction of the country from the Ukrainian head of state. The trigger is the designation of a Ukrainian army unit.[more]]>
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 …
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