Poland strips Zelensky of Warsaw's top award amidst escalating row over WWII memory
Le Monde · 19 Jun 2026

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.


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Poland's President Karol Nawrocki has revoked the Order of the Eagle from Ukrainian President Zelensky due to controversy over WWII memory. The decision follows Zelensky's naming of a military unit after an insurgent army involved in historical massacres against Poles.


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