The decision of Polish President Karol Nawrocki to revoke the Order of the White Eagle from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy was "inadequate." This was stated by the head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, in an interview with TVN24, reports UNN.
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According to him, the Ukrainian side should have taken into account Poland's historical sensitivity regarding Zelenskyy's decision to name a Special Operations Forces unit after the Heroes of the UPA, but Warsaw's verdict "personally humiliated the President of Ukraine."
Yes, the UPA fought against Soviet power, but it also killed Poles. So, perhaps let's find a better name for the soldiers. For example, let's take a specific hero who fought against the Soviet occupation. ... If President Nawrocki had asked me, I would have advised something else. The equivalent could be, for instance, renaming the airport in Jasionka to the UPA Victims Airport, and then everything would be balanced
He added that with his action, Nawrocki "deprived himself of the opportunity to conduct a dialogue with the president of an important country that is waging a war."
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Polish President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle and emphasized that there are limits in Polish-Ukrainian relations that cannot be crossed.
Zelenskyy sent the Order of the White Eagle back to the President of Poland via "Nova Poshta."