
Ukraine and Poland Dispute Escalates Over Historical Awards
A diplomatic dispute between Ukraine and Poland has escalated, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and other officials returning Polish awards amidst a WWII row. Polish Prime Minister Tusk has warned that the conflict is a 'strategic mistake' as Polish entrepreneurs also appeal for an end to the disagreement.
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Bitter Historical Feud Threatens Ukraine-Poland Alliance
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed a decree honoring World War II partisan fighters that has inflamed tensions with Warsaw.
By Maria Varenikova
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy threatens to remove relay stations in the country used by Russia unless Minsk acts within a week
Read full article →Warsaw and Kyiv dispute national historical memories ahead of Ukraine Recovery Conference
In response to Kyiv's tribute to 20th-century Ukrainian nationalists accused of massacres in Poland, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Volodymyr Zelensky of the country's highest honor.
Read full article →Zelenskyy: Nawrocki is doing what Orbán did. This will end badly
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Polish President Karol Nawrocki escalated the situation surrounding the revocation of his Order of the White Eagle because of internal political struggles. The president also revealed that at their first meeting, Nawrocki gave him a book about the Volyn tragedy.
By KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO
Read full article →Zelensky stripped of Poland's top award amid diplomatic spat
Ukraine's president has returned a state decoration he received from Poland amid a diplomatic spat. Poland stripped Volodymyr Zelensky of the award after Zelensky renamed a military unit in honour of the World War Two-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The insurgents were involved in massacres which Poland considers a genocide. Two former Ukrainian presidents and other senior officials also returned awards received from Poland in protest. Our correspondent in Kiev, Emmanuelle Chaze, reports.
By FRANCE24
Read full article →Poland Revokes Top Award From Zelensky As Row Over Nazi Symbolism Deepens
Poland Revokes Top Award From Zelensky As Row Over Nazi Symbolism Deepens Poland and Ukraine's ties continue to fray, worsening an ongoing diplomatic crisis - despite Warsaw being an 'eastern flank' key NATO ally in the broader Western campaign against Russia. President Karol Nawrocki has just announced the country's highest state honor previously awarded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been revoked. "In light of President Volodymyr Zelensky's consent to name...
By Tyler Durden
Read full article →Ukrainian Ambassador Zvarych declines Polish order
Ukraine's Ambassador to the Czech Republic Vasyl Zvarych has refused a Polish state award, the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
Read full article →Conflict between Polish and Ukrainian presidents a “strategic mistake”, warns Tusk
The Polish prime minister said that he is now trying to "minimise the losses" caused by the diplomatic spat.
By Daniel Tilles
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