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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Claudia Ciobanu and Volodymyr Yurchuk

Ukrainian officials criticise Polish president’s decision to strip Zelensky of honour

Ukraine says a decision by the Polish president to strip Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s highest state honour only benefits Moscow, which has an interest in seeing Kyiv in conflict with its allies.

Polish president Karol Nawrocki announced on Friday that he will strip Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle over the Ukrainian leader’s decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organisation accused of massacring Poles during the Second World War.

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