Poland's nationalist President Karol Nawrocki announced on Friday the decision to strip his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of Poland's highest award, the Order of the White Eagle.
Tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv have been high for days due to Zelensky's decision to name a Ukrainian army unit after an insurgent army (UPA) from World War II that Warsaw accuses of participating in massacres against Poles.
In 2023, Poland's then-President Andrzej Duda awarded Zelenskyy the Order of the White Eagle for his contributions to security, resilience, and the defense of human rights.
What did Nawrocki say?
In his address on X, Nawrocki said Poland had "repeatedly" called on Ukraine to change the name of the unit. "The Ukrainian side's position has not changed," he added.
