Poland strips Zelensky of top honour over WW2 dispute
Poland's president has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelensky of the country's top honour after the Ukrainian president caused ⁠outrage by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), nationalists who massacred Poles during World War Two.
20 Jun 06:58 · RTE.ie
Poland strips Zelensky of top honour over WW2 dispute
Poland's president has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelensky of the country's top honour after the Ukrainian president caused ⁠outrage by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), nationalists who massacred Poles during World War Two.
20 Jun 06:58 · RTE.ie
Poland President to revoke Zelenskyy honour over UPA unit naming
Polish President Karol Nawrocki said he will revoke Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top Polish honour after Kyiv named a unit after the UPA. The move has reopened historical wounds and risks straining a key wartime partnership to Moscow's advantage.
20 Jun 13:44 · India Today
Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit
Ukraine has denounced the move, calling it a "strategic mistake" and "disrespectful".
19 Jun 21:46 · Bbc
Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit
Ukraine has denounced the move, calling it a "strategic mistake" and "disrespectful".
19 Jun 21:46 · Bbc
Poland strips Zelenskyy of highest honour over naming of Ukrainian unit after WW2 army
A unit of the Ukrainian army was recently named as ”Heroes of the UPA’, despite the UPA history as an insurgent army that took part in massacres against Polish people in World War Two.
20 Jun 09:21 · TheJournal.ie
Poland strips Zelensky of country's highest honour, escalating World War II-era row
Poland's nationalist President Karol Nawrocki said Friday that he was revoking the country's highest award from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he infuriated Warsaw by naming a Ukrainian…
19 Jun 20:20 · France 24
Poland strips Ukraine’s Zelensky of top honour as WWII dispute sours ties
The Ukrainian President caused outrage by renaming an army unit after a paramilitary group which massacred Poles in WWII. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
19 Jun 19:14 · The Straits Times
Ukraine’s top officials return Polish honours after rift deepens
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had sent the Order back to Poland. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
20 Jun 07:30 · The Straits Times
Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in row over WWII massacres
Poland announces it's stripping Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw's top honor because he named a military unit after the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army, accused of murdering Poles
20 Jun 13:03 · The Times of Israel
Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming of army unit after notorious WWII group
Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Friday he will strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honor over the Ukraine leader's decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II. Zelenskyy was awarded the Order of the White Eagle in 2023…
19 Jun 20:10 · Japan Today
Zelenskyy's chief of staff renounces Polish medal as WWII dispute deepens
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, announced the plan to renounce the Polish state medal after President Karol Nawrocki stripped President Zelenskiy of...
20 Jun 09:07 · The News International
Ukrainian officials criticize Polish president’s decision to strip Zelenskyy of honor
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland’s highest state honor.
20 Jun 02:23 · The Seattle Times
Polish president strips Zelenskyy of top honor in dispute over World War II unit – POLITICO
Karol Nawrocki’s move puts an intense strain on one of the most important European alliances in the war against Russia.
20 Jun 06:33 · POLITICO
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