Ukraine's Zelensky, top officials return Polish awards in WWII row (opens in new tab)

Zelensky infuriated neighbouring Poland this month by naming a military unit after the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) that took part in massacres against Poles in WWII. On Friday, hard-right Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle -- the highest honour in Poland -- despite requests from both Kyiv and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. "We believed that the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 2023, was meant for the Ukrainian People and ou...