Polish president's office explains revoking Zelensky's award while Mussolini's, Schroeder's stands
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called the decision to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle a mistake. He described the move as an inappropriate response to the diplomatic rift between Warsaw and Kyiv. Zelenskyy has proposed legislation to create a National Pantheon for those who fought for Ukraine.
What changed
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has publicly condemned President Nawrocki's decision.
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Polish Foreign Minister Criticizes Revocation of Zelenskyy's Honor
confidence 100%Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called the decision to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle a mistake. He described the move as an inappropriate response to the diplomatic rift between Warsaw and Kyiv. Zelenskyy has proposed legislation to create a National Pantheon for those who fought for Ukraine.
What's confirmed:
- Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski stated on June 26 that stripping President Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle was a mistake.
- Sikorski characterized the revocation as an inappropriate response to the diplomatic dispute between Poland and Ukraine.
Still unconfirmed:
- President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted legislation to create a National Pantheon for those who fought for Ukraine.
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Polish President Revokes Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle
confidence 95%President Karol Nawrocki stripped Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland's highest honor following a dispute over the renaming of a special forces unit and UPA commemoration. The presidential office stated the move occurred after a pain threshold was exceeded and remarks were deemed offensive to the Polish nation. Zelenskyy has since returned the award.
What's confirmed:
- President Karol Nawrocki revoked Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle.
- The decision followed a dispute linked to UPA commemoration and the renaming of a special forces unit.
- Zelenskyy returned the honor after it was stripped.
- Undersecretary of state Agnieszka Jedrzak stated Poland does not revoke the order posthumously, explaining why Benito Mussolini still holds it.
- Agnieszka Jedrzak claimed Gerhard Schroeder has never insulted the Polish nation as overtly as the Ukrainian president did.
- Karol Nawrocki dismissed claims that the revocation was politically motivated, describing it as a dispute over historical memory.
Still unconfirmed:
- The row between Poland and Ukraine plays into Putin's hands.
- Donald Tusk considers the move a strategic mistake and a medal blunder.