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Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit
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- Polish President Karol Nawrocki branded Ukraine's decision late last month to name the unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) "outrageous", "incomprehensible" and "deeply disappointing".
- Nawrocki stressed the diplomatic row would not impact Poland's support for Ukraine against Russia.
- Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha denounced Warsaw's move, calling it a "strategic mistake" and "disrespectful".
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Henry Moore Nur Photo via Getty Images Zelensky was presented with the Order of the White Eagle by then-President Andrzej Duda in 2023Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has been stripped of Poland's highest state honour, the Order of the White Eagle, over Kyiv's decision to name a military unit after controversial World War Two fighters.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki branded Ukraine's decision late last month to name the unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) "outrageous", "incomprehensible" and "deeply disappointing".
Nawrocki stressed the diplomatic row would not impact Poland's support for Ukraine against Russia.
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