WorldJune 21, 2026 · 10:08 AM1 min read

    Zelensky stripped of Poland's top award amid diplomatic spat

    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 which Poland considers a genocide. Two former Ukrainian presidents and other senior officials also returned awards received from Poland in protest. Our correspondent in Kiev, Emmanuelle Chaze, reports.

    By Emmanuelle Chaze, FRANCE24

    Zelensky stripped of Poland's top award amid diplomatic spat

    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 which Poland considers a genocide.

    Two former Ukrainian presidents and other senior officials also returned awards received from Poland in protest.

    Our correspondent in Kiev, Emmanuelle Chaze, reports.

    Source: France 24 · World
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