Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor as row deepens
Key takeaways
- Ukraine's president has returned a medal to Poland after a decision to strip him of the honor.
- Zelenskyy said in a social media post that sent back the Order of the White Eagle, which he received in 2023 as a symbol of friendship between Poland and Ukraine.
- He called the medal a symbol of Poland's "highest trust," but also suggested it no longer held the same meaning after Nawrocki's decision.
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Ukraine's president has returned a medal to Poland after a decision to strip him of the honor. Warsaw has been one of Kyiv's key allies since Russia's war in Ukraine.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fl1a Announcing he returned a medal presented by Poland, Zelenskyy hinted it no longer held the same meaning after a statement from the Polish president Image: president.gov.ua Advertisement Top Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Saturday that they were returning Polish state honors after Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped the Ukrainian president of Poland's highest award.
Zelenskyy said in a social media post that sent back the Order of the White Eagle, which he received in 2023 as a symbol of friendship between Poland and Ukraine.