{"id":2544,"date":"2026-06-22T15:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2544"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:07:28","slug":"zelenskyy-returns-polish-medal-after-warsaw-rescinds-honor-over-renaming-of-ukrainian-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2544","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy returns Polish medal after Warsaw rescinds honor over renaming of Ukrainian unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A recent decision by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to name a military unit after an organization that reportedly killed upwards of 100,000 ethnic Poles during World War II threatens to spark a diplomatic row between Kyiv and Warsaw.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2543\">Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Mr. Zelenskyy signed a decree that named one of the military\u2019s special operations units in honor of the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, known as the UPA. The UPA\u2019s World War II legacy is held in great esteem in Ukraine as a symbol of the country\u2019s struggle against Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, but the unit is viewed much more critically in neighboring Poland.<\/p>\n<p>During World War II, historians say UPA fighters carried out waves of ethnic cleansing against civilians in regions like Eastern Galicia that today spans parts of western Ukraine and southeastern Poland.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Mr. Zelenskyy of Poland\u2019s highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, over his decision to name the current unit in honor of the UPA. Ukraine\u2019s president said he wouldn\u2019t argue with Poland\u2019s decision to withdraw the honor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believed that the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 2023, was meant for the Ukrainian people and our army. That is what was said at the time,\u201d Mr. Zelenskyy said Saturday on X. \u201cToday, I sent the Order back to the President of Poland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2541\">U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding still needs more verifiable actions from the Islamic regime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, he noted that Poland didn\u2019t strip the Order of the White Eagle from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini or Gerhard Schroeder, the pro-Russia former chancellor of Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkraine will remain open to all meaningful formats of engagement with Poland in order to try to avoid conflicting interpretations of the difficult and painful chapters of our shared past and to ensure proper respect for all victims of the 20th century,\u201d Mr. Zelenskyy said. \u201cUkrainians are doing everything in our power to ensure Europe does not suffer defeat in this century.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a political rival of President Nawrocki, criticized Mr. Zelenskyy\u2019s initial decision to revive the UPA name but warned that a public feud between Ukraine and Poland serves the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting entangled in the political conflict between politicians in Poland and Ukraine is a strategic mistake that will cost both sides: in business, geopolitically, and reputationally. And in politics, as is well known, a mistake is worse than a crime,\u201d Mr. Tusk said Sunday on X.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2539\">Iran wants \u2018commitment for commitment\u2019 during negotiations with the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent decision by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to name a military unit after an organization that reportedly killed upwards of 100,000 ethnic Poles during World War II threatens to spark a diplomatic row between Kyiv and Warsaw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[1673,1674,267,150,331],"class_list":["post-2544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-security","tag-donald-tusk","tag-karol-nawrocki","tag-poland","tag-volodymyr-zelenskyy","tag-world-war-ii"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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