Zelensky stripped of Poland's top award amid diplomatic spat

France24•Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 10:08 AM•2 min read

Ukraine's president has returned a state decoration he received from Poland amid a diplomatic spat. Poland stripped Volodymyr Zelensky of the award after Zelensky renamed a ⁠military unit in honour of the World War Two-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The insurgents were involved in massacres whic...

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