Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit

Ukraine has denounced the move, calling it a "strategic mistake" and "disrespectful".

Poland strips Zelensky of Warsaw's top award amidst escalating row over WWII memory

Hard-right President Karol Nawrocki stripped his Ukrainian counterpart of the Order of the Eagle after Zelensky named a military unit after an insurgent army that took part in massacres against Poles in WWII.

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Belarus – remove Russian relay stations or ‘we’ll do it’

Zelenskyy says a week should be enough time for Belarus to remove stations, calls for a stop to refined oil supplies to Russian army. What we know on day 1,578 Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a week should be enough for the Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, to remove equipment from Belarus used by ⁠Russia in its attacks on ⁠Ukraine. “If he doesn’t do it, we’ll do it,” said the Ukrainian president, without elaborating. Zelenskyy said signal relay stations were located in two Belarusian regions...

By Guardian staff and agencies

Head of Zelenskyy's office refuses Polish order of merit – photo

Kyrylo Budanov has returned a Polish order after Poland withdrew a previously awarded decoration from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

By Roman Petrenko

Poland's president strips Zelenskyy of top honor

Karol Nawrocki's decision to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland's highest honor is likely to spark a severe diplomatic crisis between Poland and Ukraine.

Poland’s president strips Ukraine’s Zelensky of top award

Poland’s nationalist president Karol Nawrocki announced on Friday he was stripping Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky of the country’s top award, escalating a row between the neighbours and allies over World War II massacres. Relations between Warsaw and Kyiv have been tense for days over Zelensky’s naming of a Ukrainian army unit after a WWII nationalist insurgent army that took part in massacres against Poles. Nawrocki’s decision landed days before Poland is due to host the annual Ukraine Recover...

By Agence France-Presse

Poland strips Zelensky of country's highest honour, escalating World War II-era row

Poland's nationalist President Karol Nawrocki said Friday that he was revoking the country's highest award from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he infuriated Warsaw by naming a Ukrainian unit after a World War II insurgent militia that massacred Poles. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had earlier appealed to both nations "not to waste" solidarity between allies amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

By FRANCE 24

Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming of army unit after notorious WWII group

Poland strips Zelensky of country's highest honor over WW2 dispute

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday that Poland's decision to strip the award was a mistake.

Polish president decides to strip Ukraine’s Zelenskiy of top honour over WW2 dispute

Poland’s president has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelenskiy of the country’s top honour after the Ukrainian president caused outrage by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA),nationalists who massacred Poles in World War Two. President Karol Nawrocki’s decision was likely to unleash a severe diplomatic crisis between the neighbours just days ahead of a conference on […]

Poland withdraws top award from Zelenskyy over wartime legacy dispute

Poland's president has revoked the country's highest state honor awarded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following a dispute over Kyiv's decision to rena...

Nawrocki strips Zelensky of Poland’s highest honor

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has decided to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle.

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles

Ukraine's foreign minister called it "reckless" and a "strategic mistake" that would "only benefit Moscow".

By Daniel Tilles