The President of Poland has stripped Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle — the country’s highest decoration
“I want to emphasize that this decision is not directed against the Ukrainian people. It does not change the strategic direction of Poland’s security policy. We have supported and continue to support Ukraine”, Nawrocki said.
The reason for stripping the award was Zelensky’s decision to name a Ukrainian Armed Forces special unit after “UPA heroes” (the Ukrainian Insurgent Army).
In Poland, UPA fighters are accused of ethnic cleansing of Poles and war crimes.
Zelensky received the Order of the White Eagle in 2023 from former Polish President Andrzej Duda “in recognition of his merits in strengthening relations between Poland and Ukraine, as well as his efforts in security and resilience in defending human rights.”
Technically, UPA Heroes opposed Nazis and Soviets, but Ukrainian Nationalists did collaborate with invading German army (operation Barba , hoping for a free Ukraine, but not getting freedom, UPA formed for independence & did not collaborate — however, with the history of contemporary Ukrainian forces, Z’s act of naming a special forces unit after UPA* has the flavor of the Nazi-signaling
NEXTA: founded in Belarus, they moved to Poland so as to “avoid” “restrictions” / banned by Belarus - it seems like a European - typical establishment EU - CoL-favoring kind of site, so not promoting it, just pointing out they are real, and their point of view
I remember the Canadians cheering on a Nazi SS veteran.
Then they just pretended it didn't happen,
good reminder - one based Canadian anon here reminds me though not to put all Canadians as “the” / + for remembering what the woke ones do!
The President of Poland has stripped Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle — the country’s highest decoration
“I want to emphasize that this decision is not directed against the Ukrainian people. It does not change the strategic direction of Poland’s security policy. We have supported and continue to support Ukraine”, Nawrocki said.
The reason for stripping the award was Zelensky’s decision to name a Ukrainian Armed Forces special unit after “UPA heroes” (the Ukrainian Insurgent Army).
In Poland, UPA fighters are accused of ethnic cleansing of Poles and war crimes.
Zelensky received the Order of the White Eagle in 2023 from former Polish President Andrzej Duda “in recognition of his merits in strengthening relations between Poland and Ukraine, as well as his efforts in security and resilience in defending human rights.”
About time poland snapped out of it.
Technically, UPA Heroes opposed Nazis and Soviets, but Ukrainian Nationalists did collaborate with invading German army (operation Barba , hoping for a free Ukraine, but not getting freedom, UPA formed for independence & did not collaborate — however, with the history of contemporary Ukrainian forces, Z’s act of naming a special forces unit after UPA* has the flavor of the Nazi-signaling
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/2068037294267781475
https://nitter.poast.org/nexta_tv/status/2068037294267781475
NEXTA: founded in Belarus, they moved to Poland so as to “avoid” “restrictions” / banned by Belarus - it seems like a European - typical establishment EU - CoL-favoring kind of site, so not promoting it, just pointing out they are real, and their point of view