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Poland’s President Nawrocki is Behaving Like Viktor Orban, Zelensky Says

President Karol Nawrocki revoked Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle following a dispute over the renaming of a special forces unit. Zelenskyy claims Nawrocki is fueling anti-Ukrainian sentiment for political gain. Nawrocki denies these claims, citing a conflict over historical memory.

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Zelenskyy has returned the Polish honor after it was stripped and compared Nawrocki's behavior to that of Viktor Orban.

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  1. Zelenskyy compares Polish President Nawrocki to Viktor Orban

    President Karol Nawrocki revoked Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle following a dispute over the renaming of a special forces unit. Zelenskyy claims Nawrocki is fueling anti-Ukrainian sentiment for political gain. Nawrocki denies these claims, citing a conflict over historical memory.

    What's confirmed:

    • President Karol Nawrocki stripped Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle.
    • The award revocation followed the renaming of a special forces unit.
    • Zelenskyy returned the honor after it was stripped.
    • Zelenskyy compared Karol Nawrocki to Viktor Orban.
    • Karol Nawrocki is a former amateur boxer and nationalist historian.
    • Nawrocki rejected claims that the revocation was politically motivated.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Agnieszka Jedrzak stated Gerhard Schroeder never insulted the Polish nation as overtly as Zelenskyy did.
    • Tusk warned that the spat with Ukraine is a strategic mistake.
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