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Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in WWII dispute (opens original article in a new tab)

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Top Ukrainian officials returned Polish awards after President Zelenskyy was stripped of Poland's highest honour over a dispute about naming a military unit after a group accused of WWII massacres of Poles. Poland's president cited the Ukrainian Insurgent Army's crimes against Poles, while Ukrainian officials criticized the move as aiding Russia.

  • Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards after Zelenskyy stripped of top honour
  • Zelenskyy named a military unit after UPA, accused of WWII massacres of Poles
  • Poland's president stripped Zelenskyy of Order of the White Eagle over UPA naming
  • Ukrainian officials called Poland's decision a 'strategic mistake' and 'gift to Moscow'

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