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Polish President Karol Nawrocki shocks the world by revoking the Order of the White Eagle from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Poland’s highest honor — over Zelenskyy’s decree naming a Ukrainian unit after the UPA, a WWII group infamous for massacring tens of thousands of Poles. Though Zelenskyy received the award in 2023 for defending Ukraine, this move reignites deep historical wounds. Nawrocki insists Poland’s military support for Ukraine remains unwavering, even as he hosts a major reconstruction summit next week where Zelenskyy is expected. Ukraine defends the naming as honoring independence fighters, while Poland’s parliament formally labeled UPA atrocities as genocide in 2016. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister urges calm and historical dialogue, pointing to recent exhumations and a December presidential meeting as signs of progress toward reconciliation.

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