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Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor after Polish leader revokes it in a spat over history
Polish President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle over the Ukrainian leader's decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Zelenskyy returns Poland’s highest honor after Polish leader revokes it in a spat over history, Polish President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle over the Ukrainian leader’s decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II.
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- Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor after Polish leader revokes it in a spat over historyPBS News - 2026-06-20T16:07:59+00:00
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