Zelensky returns highest Polish honour after award stripped
Zelensky returned the Polish Order of the White Eagle, bestowed upon him in 2023, after Poland's President Karol Nawrocki stripped him of the honor. This action follows Ukraine's renaming of a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a group controversial for its actions during World War Two and accused by Poland of genocide against Poles. Zelensky stated that Ukraine remains open to dialogue with Poland, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged both leaders to calm tensions, emphasizing that this feud would not impact Poland's support for Ukraine.
20 JUN 2026
— 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.
· THIS STORY — 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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