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Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming of army unit after notorious WWII group
Polish President Karol Nawrocki will revoke Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle honor due to Zelenskyy naming a Ukrainian military unit after the UPA, a group accused of wartime massacres of Poles. The UPA, active in the 1940s-1950s, is recognized by Poland as responsible for crimes against Poles, including genocide, while Ukraine views it as a symbol of independence.
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