{"id":115,"date":"2026-06-01T22:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/115\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T22:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:36:19","slug":"history-threatens-strategy-new-poland-ukraine-rift-%e2%8b%86-visegrad-insight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/115\/","title":{"rendered":"History Threatens Strategy. New Poland-Ukraine Rift \u22c6 Visegrad Insight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poland is incensed by President Zelenskyy\u2019s decision last week to name one of its elite special forces units \u2013 credited with helping defend Kyiv in 2022 \u2013 after the \u2018Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army\u2019 (UPA). Largely seen in Ukraine as a symbol of national resistance against Soviet and Nazi occupation, in Poland it is primarily associated with the massacres of Polish civilians during the Second World War.<\/p>\n

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President Karol Nawrocki has responded to nationalist calls by announcing he will consider revoking the Order of the White Eagle \u2013 Poland\u2019s highest state honour \u2013 awarded to Zelenskyy in 2023, with a decision expected on 8 June. While the Polish government has formally denounced Zelenskyy\u2019s move, it is urging diplomatic de-escalation and institutional dialogue to address this painful chapter of shared history.<\/p>\n

Spoiler alert \u2013 President Nawrocki rarely misses an opportunity to undermine the Donald Tusk government, even when it risks harming Poland\u2019s core national interests.<\/p>\n

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