On Friday, #Poland ‘s President stripped the Order of the White Eagle from #Ukraine ‘s President #Zelenskyy for naming an army unit after a #farright WWII group that committed #genocide against Poles.
Zelenskyy, and his aides, returned their awards by regular post.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his top officials said on Saturday they were returning Polish awards, in a spiralling row with key ally Poland over WWII massacres.
#Ukraine has glorified #Nazi collaborators #Bandera & #Melnyk, lionised #farright armed groups & individuals, & mainstreamed #fascists & #neoNazis
Now it's named an army unit after a genocidal WWII paramilitary of former Nazi collaborators- the UPA - that killed 100K Poles
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sparked outrage in Poland by choosing a name that carries Nazi connotations for a Ukrainian army unit. Can Polish PM Donald Tusk smooth things over?
