Poland’s newly inaugurated President Karol Nawrocki has revoked a top state honor previously awarded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The decision follows Warsaw’s condemnation of Kyiv’s recent commemorations honoring nationalist figures linked to Nazi collaboration and wartime atrocities.
Nawrocki, a conservative aligned with populist and nationalist movements, has positioned the move as a defense of historical accountability.
Polish officials cited the Ukrainian regime’s public glorification of Stepan Bandera and related factions as the basis for stripping the distinction.
The order formalizes a break from the prior Polish administration’s blanket support for Ukraine’s leadership during the ongoing conflict.
Video footage of the presidential decree’s signing was circulated alongside the announcement from the Polish head of state’s office.
The revocation is expected to strain diplomatic ties between Warsaw and Kyiv amid broader tensions over memory politics in the region.
