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Sybiga to return Polish award after Zelensky stripped

Poland strips President Zelensky of its highest honor over WWII-era Ukrainian unit controversy.

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Poland's President Karol Nawrocki has revoked the Order of the White Eagle, the country's highest state decoration, from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The decision stems from a dispute involving a Ukrainian military unit named after a WWII-era formation that Poland considers controversial for its historical actions in Volhynia. Ukraine denounced the move as a "strategic mistake" and "disrespectful," while Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski returned his own Polish award in protest. The episode has strained Poland-Ukraine relations amid ongoing Russian aggression.
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22h agoOur News, Today

The new AP News report specifies that the revocation was triggered by the naming of a Ukrainian army unit, and provides the journalist's byline (Claudia Ciobanu).

22h agoOur Wars, Today

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has decided to strip Zelenskyy of the honor specifically over the naming of a Ukrainian army unit, adding new detail to the previously known award revocation.

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