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Poland Moves to Revoke Zelenskyy’s White Eagle Over UPA Naming

6/9/2026

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Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki proposed revoking President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Order of the White Eagle.
Nawrocki cited Zelenskyy’s May 26, 2026 decree naming a unit “Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.”
Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged talks and warned dispute could benefit Russia.
Officials said the UPA name honors a group that massacred Poles in World II, which Poland deems genocide, and that dispute comes before Ukraine Recovery Conference on June 25-26 in Gdansk.

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Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki proposed revoking President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Order of the White Eagle.
Nawrocki cited Zelenskyy’s May 26, 2026 decree naming a unit “Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.”
Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged talks and warned dispute could benefit Russia.
Officials said the UPA name honors a group that massacred Poles in World II, which Poland deems genocide, and that dispute comes before Ukraine Recovery Conference on June 25-26 in Gdansk.