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Zelensky under pressure to end row with Poland over WW2 name of army unit

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faces diplomatic pressure from Poland after decreeing a military unit be named after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a move Polish President Andrzej Duda condemned as glorifying 'bandits and killers' due to UPA's alleged role in 1940s ethnic cleansing of Poles. Polish officials are considering revoking Zelensky's highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, threatening significant bilateral relations and potentially impacting Ukraine's EU accession and post-war reconstruction efforts.
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Poland is threatening to strip Ukraine's president of a state honour over the naming Ukrainian military unit after controversial World War Two fighters.

Zelensky under pressure to end row with Poland over WW2 name of army unit
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