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Poland Revokes Zelensky's White Eagle, Threatens Conference Attendance

6/20/2026

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President Karol Nawrocki revoked President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest civilian honor, before the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the award’s naming a bad decision and warned history should not ruin future cooperation.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said the revocation benefits Moscow, announced plans to return Poland’s 2022 award to Warsaw, and warned Zelensky may skip the Gdansk conference.

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President Karol Nawrocki revoked President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest civilian honor, before the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the award’s naming a bad decision and warned history should not ruin future cooperation.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said the revocation benefits Moscow, announced plans to return Poland’s 2022 award to Warsaw, and warned Zelensky may skip the Gdansk conference.