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Zelensky stripped of Polish honour over WWII dispute

Andrzej Duda, then president of Poland, presents Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with The Order of the White Eagle at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on April 5, 2023. (Photo: Reuters)

KYIV - Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of ​staff said on Saturday he was ​renouncing a ‌Polish state medal after President Karol Nawrocki stripped Zelensky of Poland’s top honour over a historical dispute.

The move by Kyrylo Budanov ​threatens ⁠to deepen a diplomatic rift between the close strategic partners as Kyiv rallies its allies to ‌push Russia to end its war on Ukraine.

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