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Zelensky mails back Polish award after revocation

Zelensky returns Poland's Order of the White Eagle after Warsaw revokes it over WWII history dispute.

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Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 16:45 UTC
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned Poland's Order of the White Eagle to President Karol Nawrocki, posting a photo from a Nova Poshta branch showing the award being shipped back. The move follows Poland's revocation of the honor amid a growing dispute over World War II history, including the Volyn massacre and differing assessments of Ukrainian nationalist figures. Senior Ukrainian officials, including former presidents Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yushchenko, have also renounced or returned their Polish state honors in solidarity. The diplomatic rift threatens the close wartime partnership between Ukraine and Poland, which has been a key ally since Russia's full-scale invasion.
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1h agoBBC News (World)

Zelensky issued a statement expressing openness to dialogue about 'difficult and painful chapters of our shared past' after returning the award.

48m agoFRANCE 24 English

This message adds that the dispute is over WWII history, specifically mentioning the Volyn massacre and differing assessments of Ukrainian nationalist figures, and that Zelensky and senior officials returned the honors after Warsaw stripped him of the award.

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