On Friday, Polish President Karol Nawrocki officially revoked the Order of the White Eagle from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The decision followed Zelenskyy’s decree naming a Ukrainian military unit after the UPA, a nationalist group that massacred approximately 100,000 Poles during World War II. While Poland is a top military donor to Kyiv, this "memory war" highlights a deep-seated grievance regarding the Volhynia massacre that continues to haunt bilateral relations.
In protest, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister announced he would return his own Polish state awards, labeling the revocation a "strategic mistake." Diplomats are now scrambling to ensure the fallout does not threaten the upcoming Gdańsk Recovery Conference or regional military cooperation.
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