'Ideologies responsible for genocide': Poland strips Zelenskyy of highest honour over army unit naming
Karol Nawrocki, the Polish president, stripped Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest honor. This decision was made in response to Zelenskyy’s approval of naming a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which committed atrocities against Poles during World War II. Nawrocki emphasized that this decision is not directed at the Ukrainian people and does not signify a change in Polish security policy, but rather a rejection of the UPA's legacy. Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister, urged calm between the two nations.
20 JUN 2026
· THIS STORY — Times of India
Poland's president stripped Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle in response to Zelenskyy's approval of a military unit named after the UPA.
— Al Jazeera
Ukrainian officials are returning Polish awards in response to President Zelenskyy's naming of a military unit after the UPA.
— BBC
Following the stripping of the Order of the White Eagle, Zelensky returned the honor in response to Poland's President's decision.
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