2026 Poland–Ukraine diplomatic crisis
Bilateral crisis in East-Central Europe
2026 Poland–Ukraine diplomatic crisis
The 2026 Poland–Ukraine diplomatic crisis began in May 2026 after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the Ukrainian Special Operations Center North the honorary title "Heroes of the UPA", on that unit's request. This decision sparked outrage in Poland as the UPA was responsible for the massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia, leading to a major crisis in bilateral relations. On 19 June 2026, Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped the Order of the White Eagle from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy promptly returned the Order of the White Eagle to the Polish Presidential Chancellery. In solidarity with Zelenskyy, three former Ukrainian presidents Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko, and Petro Poroshenko voluntarily renounced and returned their Orders of the White Eagle to Poland. In response, on 25 June 2026, several Polish politicians renounced their Ukrainian orders, notably Jarosław Kaczyński with his Order of Yaroslav the Wise which was the third...
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