Poland’s president has stripped Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle—the country’s highest state honor, Gazeta Wyborcza reports.
“The Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland announced that the president’s decision regarding the highest Polish honor awarded to the president of Ukraine is final,” the statement says.
Earlier, the matter was referred to the Chapter of the Order of the White Eagle. The meeting took place on June 8, after which members of the order presented their opinion to the president. The chancellery did not disclose its contents at the time, saying only that Karol Nawrocki would announce the decision “at the appropriate time.”
According to the outlet, the decision is linked to Zelensky naming one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the “heroes of the UPA.”
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