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Polish president's office explains why Mussolini, Catherine the Great and Schröder keep Order of the White Eagle

Polish officials have explained why the Order of the White Eagle is still held by Mussolini, Catherine II and Schröder.
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Kyiv Post
· Jun 21, 2026
Zelensky Returns Poland’s Order of the White Eagle by Mail Amid Diplomatic Dispute
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he has mailed the Order of the White Eagle back to Polish President Karol Nawrocki, following Nawrocki’s decision to revoke the honor over a historical dispute. Zelensky stated that Ukraine will not argue with the decision if the award is deemed suitable for historical figures such as Catherine II and Benito Mussolini, but emphasized Kyiv’s continued openness to cooperation. Following Zelensky’s announcement, former Presidents Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko, and Petro Poroshenko also renounced their Orders of the White Eagle.
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· Jun 23, 2026
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· Jun 21, 2026
Zelensky Returns Poland’s Highest Honor
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has returned Poland’s highest state decoration, the Order of the White Eagle, to Polish President Karol Nawrocki, deepening a diplomatic row between the two neighboring allies over historical memory and wartime symbolism.
Euromaidan Press
· Jun 24, 2026
Poland stripped Zelenskyy’s White Eagle over a UPA decree—but kept Mussolini’s
Warsaw will archive the returned Order of the White Eagle as Ukraine's leaders hand back their own Polish awards
Al Jazeera English
· Jun 21, 2026
Zelenskyy returns Polish honour amid WWII-era dispute | #AJ shorts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned Poland's highest state honour after Warsaw revoked it, after Kyiv named a military unit after the UPA, a wartime group at the centre of a long-running historical dispute between the two countries. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile
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