Zelensky stripped of Poland's top award amid diplomatic spat
Zelensky received the award in 2023 from then-president Andrzej Duda.
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Zelensky received the award in 2023 from then-president Andrzej Duda. According to Polish historians, UPA ethnic cleansing claimed up to 100,000 Polish lives between 1943 and 1945. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky give a press conference following his meeting with Dutch Prime Minister in Middelburg on April 16, 2026.
Furthermore, Critics warn Moscow benefits Founded in 1705, the Order of the White Eagle is Poland’s oldest and most prestigious honor, traditionally awarded to monarchs, presidents and leading public figures. Polish media note that revoking the award is exceptionally rare, with only one previous case usually cited – former Prime Minister Wincenty Witos, who lost the decoration in 1932 following what was widely viewed as a politically motivated conviction. The most notorious such episode is the Volhynia massacre: over several months in 1943, more than 50,000 civilians were killed in Volhynia — a historical region at the junction of present-day Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus — the overwhelming majority of them ethnic Poles.
In addition, In 2016, the Polish Parliament recognized the crimes committed by UPA as genocide. Poland stripped Volodymyr Zelensky of the award after Zelensky renamed a military unit in honour of the World War Two-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
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Zelensky received the award in 2023 from then-president Andrzej Duda.
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According to Polish historians, UPA ethnic cleansing claimed up to 100,000 Polish lives between 1943 and 1945.
according to Meduza ENUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky give a press conference following his meeting with Dutch Prime Minister in Middelburg on April 16, 2026.
according to Egypt IndependentCritics warn Moscow benefits Founded in 1705, the Order of the White Eagle is Poland’s oldest and most prestigious honor, traditionally awarded to monarchs, presidents and leading public figures.
according to Kyiv PostPolish media note that revoking the award is exceptionally rare, with only one previous case usually cited – former Prime Minister Wincenty Witos, who lost the decoration in 1932 following what was widely viewed as a politically motivated conviction.
according to Kyiv PostThe most notorious such episode is the Volhynia massacre: over several months in 1943, more than 50,000 civilians were killed in Volhynia — a historical region at the junction of present-day Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus — the overwhelming majority of them ethnic Poles.
according to Meduza ENIn 2016, the Polish Parliament recognized the crimes committed by UPA as genocide.
according to Egypt IndependentPoland stripped Volodymyr Zelensky of the award after Zelensky renamed a military unit in honour of the World War Two-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
according to France 24 English — World/InternationalThe insurgents were involved in massacres which Poland considers a genocide.
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Zelensky received the award in 2023 from then-president Andrzej Duda.
omitted byLeft sidePublic / Agenciescovered byCenterRight sideHe later announced that he had mailed the Order of the White Eagle back to Polish President Karol Nawrocki.
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