Has Zelenskyy forfeited an honor — and Poland's sympathy?
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit after the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army , which sparked outrage in Poland.
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki criticized Zelenskyy's decision, stating it gave Russian propaganda valuable material and proposed revoking Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle.
- Polish officials, including State Secretary Marcin Bosacki and others, expressed concerns and dissatisfaction with the decision regarding the honorary title, while emphasizing ongoing security partnership and dialogue to maintain solidarity.
- The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated the honor was not meant to offend Poland and indicated that only Moscow benefits from Ukrainian-Polish disputes.
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Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk turns to the presidents of Ukraine and Poland with a click to hold a call to rozmov on the aphids, certainly awarded to the Ukrainian Viysky Pidrozdilu nimenuvannya in honor of the heroes of the UPA.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Poland has received up to 2 million Ukrainian refugees at times. Therefore, the current glorification by President Volodymyr Zelensky of a Ukrainian nationalist party that killed 60,000 to 100,000 Poles between 1942 and 1944 – a genocide, in the eyes of Poland – is seen as a real affront.
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InquirerHas Zelenskyy forfeited an honor — and Poland's sympathy?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sparked outrage with the renaming of an army unit. Polish President Karol Nawrocki wants to strip him of his country's highest order. Can PM Donald Tusk smooth things over?
The fate of Volodymyr Zelensky's award hangs in the balance. Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski compared the cases of the Ukrainian president and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
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