- Jun 27
36-year-old Ukrainian detained in Poland for death threats against President Karol Nawrocki amid bilateral tensions
Police in Zielona Góra arrested a 36-year-old Ukrainian man who allegedly threatened to kill President Karol Nawrocki during an online discussion. The detention occurs against a backdrop of deepening Polish-Ukrainian diplomatic friction over historical memory.
- Jun 24
Zelensky to skip Ukraine reconstruction conference in Poland as WWII dispute deepens
Volodymyr Zelensky will not attend this week's Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk after Poland stripped him of its highest honour, escalating a clash over the naming of a military unit after the UPA insurgent army.
- Jun 23
Poland-Ukraine diplomatic rift deepens as Zelenskyy skips Gdańsk reconstruction summit
The Ukrainian president will not attend this week's Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk after a bitter row with Poland over a military unit named after nationalist fighters from World War II.
- Jun 22
Zelenskyy accuses Nawrocki of playing politics after Poland revokes top order over UPA unit name
Ukrainian president says the revocation is 'solely an electoral process' and compares the Polish leader to Viktor Orbán, as Kyiv officials renounce their own Polish awards en masse.
- Jun 21
Zelenskiy returns Poland's highest honour after president revokes it over WWII history row
Ukraine's president sent the Order of the White Eagle back to Warsaw by courier on Saturday after Poland's president stripped him of the award for naming a military unit after the UPA, a nationalist force Poland blames for mass killings of ethnic Poles.
- Jun 19
Ukraine returns Polish honours after Warsaw strips Zelenskyy of Order of the White Eagle over UPA unit name
President Zelenskyy sent back his Order of the White Eagle, and three former presidents followed, after Warsaw revoked the award over the naming of a Ukrainian military unit after UPA heroes.
- Jun 14
Zelenskiy to attend Gdańsk reconstruction conference as Warsaw weighs revoking his highest honour over UPA naming row
Ukrainian deputy Mykyta Poturajew says President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdańsk, even as Poland’s president considers stripping him of the Order of the White Eagle over a Ukrainian special forces unit named after UPA fighters.
