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Polish president decides to strip Ukraine's Zelenskiy of top honour over WW2 dispute

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FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks with Polish President Karol Nawrocki as they meet at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks with Polish President Karol Nawrocki as they meet at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo Kacper Pempel Reuters

WARSAW - Polish President Karol Nawrocki said on Friday he decided to strip Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Poland's top honour, the Order of the White Eagle, after the Ukrainian president caused outrage in Poland by renaming an army unit after nationalist insurgents who massacred Poles in World War Two.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka, Alan Charlish)

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This story was originally published June 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM.

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