{"id":2608331,"date":"2026-05-29T15:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polish-president-moves-to-strip-zelensky-of-top-state-honor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:33:05","slug":"polish-president-moves-to-strip-zelensky-of-top-state-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polish-president-moves-to-strip-zelensky-of-top-state-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish president moves to strip Zelensky of top state honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolish-president-moves-to-strip-zelensky-of-top-state-honor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2608331&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Poland\u2019s President Karol Nawrocki said he wants Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stripped of Poland\u2019s highest honour, the Order of the White Eagle, after Zelensky approved a Ukrainian military unit being named \u201cHeroes of the UPA.\u201d Nawrocki argued that glorifying the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA)-which fought Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II and is accused by some estimates of massacring tens of thousands of Poles-feeds Russian disinformation.  <\/p>\n<p>Nawrocki indicated he will bring the issue to the Order\u2019s chapter on June 8. The post adds that Zelensky received the Order in 2025 from former Polish President Andrzej Duda for strengthening relations between the two countries. It also describes ongoing tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv over historical memory, Russia\u2019s criticism of Ukraine\u2019s position on the UPA, and Poland\u2019s long-running support for Ukraine since the russian invasion, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including major military<\/a> and financial aid and hosting a NATO logistics hub.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/poland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2246\">Polish<\/a> President Karol Nawrocki told reporters on Friday that he wants to strip Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-receives-international-praise-with-israel-hamas-peace-deal\/\" title=\"Trump receives international praise with Israel...Hamas peace deal\">highest state honor<\/a>, after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"82\">Kyiv\u2019s<\/a> decision to name a military unit after a controversial <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-war-ii\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"972\">World War II<\/a> insurgent force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Zelensky <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/documents\/4402026-59649\">decreed<\/a> that the Separate Special Operations Center North, an elite group in the Ukrainian army, would go by the honorific \u201cHeroes of the UPA.\u201d Following its formation in 1942, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army fought a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/post\/16161\">guerrilla campaign<\/a> against Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. The group also perpetrated massacres that killed up to 100,000 Poles, according to some <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.president.pl\/archives\/andrzej-duda\/news\/this-is-one-of-the-most-tragic-and-painful-pages-of-polish-history-during-world-war-ii,36759\">estimates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4586966\/dmitry-medvedev-europe-peaceful-sleep-over-romania\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Russian president warns Europe\u2019s \u2018peaceful sleep is over\u2019 after Romania drone hit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4586842\/nato-romania-russia-persona-non-grata-drone-attack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>NATO member Romania declares Russia \u2018persona non grata\u2019 after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medvedev-warns-europe-after-romania-drone-incident\/\" title=\"Medvedev ...ns Europe after Romania drone incident\">drone attack injures<\/a> two<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4586145\/trump-backs-armenian-leader-country-pivots-align-us-turkey\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump backs Armenian leader after country pivots to align with US and Turkey<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGlorifying the UPA has provided Russian propaganda with ample oxygen for \u200bdisinformation,\u201d Nawrocki <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/zelenskiy-could-be-stripped-top-polish-honour-polands-president-says-2026-05-29\/\">said<\/a>. The Polish president signaled his intention to raise the matter with the Order of the White Eagle chapter at its June 8 meeting. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Polish President Andrzej Duda <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/u-varshavi-andzhej-duda-vruchiv-volodimiru-zelenskomu-najvis-82097\">presented<\/a> the Order of the White Eagle to Zelensky in 2025 for \u201cdeepening friendly and comprehensive relations between Poland and Ukraine, for the development of cooperation in the name of democracy, peace and security in Europe, [and] steadfastness in the protection of inalienable human rights,\u201d according to Zelensky\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsaw and Kyiv have long <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jan\/16\/poland-hails-breakthrough-with-ukraine-over-second-world-war-volhynia-atrocity\">sparred<\/a> over questions of historical memory. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mid.ru\/en\/press_service\/articles_and_rebuttals\/rebuttals\/nedostovernie-publikacii\/2035655\/\">statement<\/a> in 2025 criticizing Ukraine\u2019s position on the UPA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the war, Moscow has invoked the Soviet Union\u2019s victory over Nazi aggressors to garner support at home and abroad. In his 2022 speech announcing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uae-blames-houthi-drones-for-abu-dhabi-tanker-explosions\/\" title=\"UAE Blames Houthi Drones for Abu Dhabi Tanker Explosions\">special military operation<\/a>, Russian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"79\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> declared his intention to pursue \u201cthe demilitarization and de-Nazification of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ukrainian Azov Brigade, in particular, has become infamous for its use of neo-Nazi imagery and rhetoric. In 2024, the United States <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/u-s-lifts-ban-on-providing-weapons-and-training-for-ukraines-controversial-azov-brigade\">lifted<\/a> its ban on providing the brigade with weapons and training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Russian invasion began, Poland has been one of Ukraine\u2019s staunchest military and diplomatic supporters. Poland has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.bbn.gov.pl\/en\/news\/891,Poland039s-aid-to-Ukraine.html\">earmarked<\/a> nearly 5% of its GDP for supporting Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees. Poland hosts a major <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/en\/news-and-events\/articles\/news\/2025\/11\/23\/nato-deputy-secretary-general-visits-logistical-hub-in-poland-of-the-nato-security-assistance-and-training-for-ukraine\">NATO logistics hub<\/a> that supplies the Eastern European nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polish spokesman Maciej Wewior <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RzecznikMSZ\/status\/2060254410798669949\">commented<\/a> on Friday that Zelensky\u2019s decision \u201cwounds the memory of the victims of [the UPA] and strikes at the dialogue between our nations.\u201d Wewior added that Poland would raise the issue directly with the Ukrainians. Nobel laureate and former Polish President Lech Walesa <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lechwalesa\/posts\/pfbid023WhMEFHgb2igae4yjsR6nb7JyTJCbg83b8hWF6oTKrnLRMg8bpTFJcUhsjqR4d8Dl\">declared<\/a> on Facebook that, while he would continue to support Ukraine, he would withhold his support for Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4584187\/zelensky-us-loyalty-letter-trump-patriot-missile\/\"><strong>ZELENSKY ADDRESSES US LOYALTY IN LETTER TO TRUMP FOR MORE PATRIOT MISSILES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we quarrel about the past, someone else will win the future,\u201d Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/donaldtusk\/status\/2060294278341865788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2060294278341865788%7Ctwgr%5Efaebce48b07931549077a2f0891b7f1ca0ad00f8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnotesfrompoland.com%2F2026%2F05%2F29%2Fpoland-criticises-zelensky-for-naming-military-unit-after-group-responsible-for-massacring-poles%2F\">wrote<\/a> on X in Polish. \u201cThe President of Ukraine should finally understand this. The Poles too. Before it\u2019s too late!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky\u2019s fellow recipients of the honor include President Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth II, and Napoleon Bonaparte.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nawrocki wants Zelensky stripped of Poland\u2019s White Eagle after Kyiv honors UPA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4301,"featured_media":2608332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26025585419063.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11622,3669,6991,8630],"class_list":["post-2608331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-poland","tag-president","tag-ukraine","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26025585419063.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608331"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2608335,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608331\/revisions\/2608335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}