20 jun 2026
Poland strips Zelensky of top state honour over WWII dispute

Poland has withdrawn its highest state honour from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after Kyiv named an army unit after a nationalist group that massacred Polish civilians during World War II. The decision by President Karol Nawrocki threatens to unleash a serious diplomatic crisis between the two neighbours just days before a major conference on Ukraine's reconstruction is due to be held in the Polish city of Gdańsk. Story by Charlotte Lam and Antoine Fenaux.
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