The Order of the White Eagle, returned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been deposited at the Chancellery of the President of Poland, with formal revocation procedures currently underway. <\/p>\n
Presidential spokesperson Rafa\u0142 Le\u015bkiewicz confirmed that the Order of the White Eagle was received by the Chancellery of the President of Poland on Monday. The decoration has been transferred to the vault of the Office of Decorations and Appointments.<\/p>\n
Formal finalization of the case requires the publication of the President\u2019s decision, which must be countersigned by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and subsequently published in the Monitor Polski.<\/p>\n
Le\u015bkiewicz stated that because the honor granted in 2023 is effectively void, the order and its credential certificate will remain in permanent custody. He emphasized that the decoration cannot be re-awarded to anyone.<\/p>\n
Regarding diplomatic tensions, the spokesperson noted that the Ukrainian side had previously attempted to arrange both a phone call and a physical meeting in Warsaw, but these initiatives were abandoned by the Ukrainian side without further explanation.<\/p>\n
Le\u015bkiewicz rejected claims that the Polish side escalated the issue for domestic political gain, asserting that President Zelensky is misrepresenting the facts regarding these failed diplomatic contacts. This move follows President Karol Nawrocki\u2019s decision to revoke the honor after Zelensky named a Ukrainian military unit after UPA “Heroes.”<\/p>\n
In response to the revocation, former Ukrainian Presidents Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko, and Petro Poroshenko renounced their own Polish decorations. Similar renunciations were made by Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha, Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanow, his deputy Ihor Zhovkva, and Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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