Kyiv-Warsaw rift deepens as Poland revokes Zelenskiy honour over WW2 history (opens original article in a new tab)

Poland stripped Ukraine's president of its highest honour after he renamed a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, causing diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

• Poland revoked Ukraine's president's highest honour over renaming a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army
• The decision strained relations between Poland and Ukraine ahead of a reconstruction conference
• Ukrainian officials called the move a 'strategic error' and rejected foreign interference in their history
• The Ukrainian Insurgent Army is viewed as heroes by some Ukrainians but associated with WWII massacres of Poles