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Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming of army unit after notorious WWII group
- Poland will strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle after he named a Special Operations unit after the UPA, a WWII-era group accused of massacres of Poles.
- President Nawrocki said the revocation won't lessen Poland's support for Ukraine; Zelenskyy is still expected to attend next week's Ukraine reconstruction event in Poland.
- The dispute underlines deep, sensitive WWII-era tensions between Poles and Ukrainians—leaders on both sides urged cooling of emotions, with PM Tusk warning Russia could exploit the rift.
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