Polish Law and Justice Party leader Jarosław Kaczyński announced Thursday he intends to return his Ukrainian Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, one of Ukraine’s highest state decorations, in protest over what he described as deteriorating relations between the neighboring countries.According to RMF24, Kaczyński made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday, in response to questions about the Ukraine Recovery Conference taking place in Gdańsk. The gesture, according to him, reflects his attitude toward “Ukraine’s elites” rather than Ukrainian citizens.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“I will also return the order, because mine is of quite high rank – the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, the highest except for the First Class, because I am not a president. I hold the Second Class,” Kaczyński said.“The conflict is being rapidly escalated by the other side,” he claimed, adding that Poland should start blocking the opening of the EU’s next negotiating clusters with Ukraine and Moldova. However, he explained this was his personal opinion, not the party’s position.Kaczyński targets Lviv Mayor at Gdańsk conferenceDuring his speech, Kaczyński made a sharp remark on Lviv Mayor Andriy Savodvyi’s participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), which is taking place in Gdańsk, and from which Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki was excluded.He described Savodvyi as someone who “does not pay a Polish company for work already completed,” adding that his presence illustrates Ukraine’s attitude toward Poland.