Polish President Karol Nawrocki rescinded on Friday the country's Honorary Order of White Eagle that was previously awarded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The move came amid public protests in Poland over Ukraine adopting a decree naming a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit the "Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA)," involved in World War II mass murders of Poles. "We cannot abandon our history, surrender our memory, or compromise the dignity of our victims. This is our solemn duty to those who can no longer speak for themselves. This is the true weight of the Order of the White Eagle. Poland lives as long as our memory endures," Nawrocki said in a statement.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, however, labeled Poland's decision as a "strategic mistake" that would benefit only Russia.
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Nawrocki-strips-Zelensky-of-Poland's-highest-decoration/66542179
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