Poland’s Medal Move Tests Kyiv-Warsaw Alliance

Poland’s center-right government accuses President Karol Nawrocki of a strategic blunder by revoking Zelenskyy’s Order of the White Eagle in protest over a Ukrainian unit named after a WWII force blamed for Polish deaths, risking a diplomatic rift as Warsaw seeks to lead on Ukraine’s reconstruction and Kyiv’s participation in the Gdańsk Ukraine Recovery Conference. Tusk warns that domestic political infighting could damage economic, geopolitical and reputational interests, while Zelenskyy has returned the medal and allied leaders have relinquished theirs. The row underscores tensions over history and strains the Poland–Ukraine alliance in the war against Russia.