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Tusk accuses president of medal blunder as Poland seeks to keep influence in Ukraine war
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki revoked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Order of the White Eagle in protest over a Ukrainian military unit named after the World War II-era UPA, which Poland accuses of genocide. The move has strained Poland-Ukraine relations, with Ukrainian officials renouncing Polish honors, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasizes maintaining Poland’s strategic alliance with Ukraine against Russia.
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