{"id":22721,"date":"2026-06-20T18:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=22721"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:03:43","slug":"zelenskyi-povernuv-orden-bilogo-orla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/zelenskyi-povernuv-orden-bilogo-orla\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy returned Poland\u2019s Order of the White Eagle following the decision to strip him of the honour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned the Order of the White Eagle to Poland in response to the Polish president\u2019s decision to strip him of the honour. The head of state emphasised that this would not affect relations between the two nations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<div class=\"summary-title\">Briefly about the main points<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Zelenskyy returned Poland\u2019s Order of the White Eagle.<\/li>\n<li>This is a response to the revocation of the award by the Polish side.<\/li>\n<li>The President thanked Poland for its support during the war.<\/li>\n<li>Zelenskyy expressed his willingness to continue working together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns the Order of the White Eagle<\/h2>\n<p>President of Ukraine <strong>Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> returned <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/politics\/navrocki-pozbavlennya-zelenskogo-ordena-bilogo-orla\/\">Order of the White Eagle<\/a> Poland, following the decision by the President of Poland <strong>Karol Navrotsky<\/strong> to strip him of this award. Zelenskyy noted that the award had been sent to Warsaw via a courier service, emphasising that the situation should not affect relations between the Ukrainian and Polish peoples.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-style: italic !important; color: #444444 !important; line-height: 1.6 !important; text-transform: none !important; border-left: 4px solid #888888 !important; padding-left: 18px !important; margin: 25px 0 !important; display: block !important;\">\u201cIf it is felt that this particular symbol can remain with Catherine the Great, Benito Mussolini and Gerhard Schr\u00f6der, then we in Ukraine will not stand in the way of that,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>This move demonstrates Ukraine\u2019s readiness to engage in constructive dialogue with Poland, despite the difficult periods in their shared history. Zelenskyy emphasised that his position is not directed against the Polish people, who remain an important ally of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h2>A thank you to Poland for its support<\/h2>\n<p>The President specifically thanked the Polish people for their support of Ukrainians following the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion. According to him, <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/world\/antyukrayinski-nastroi-polscha-2026\/\">support from Polish society<\/a> became one of the key factors in the early months of the war. Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine remains open to new forms of cooperation between Kyiv and Warsaw.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px !important; font-style: italic !important; color: #444444 !important; line-height: 1.6 !important; text-transform: none !important; border-left: 4px solid #888888 !important; padding-left: 18px !important; margin: 25px 0 !important; display: block !important;\">\u201cI am proud of our people and of every Ukrainian soldier \u2013 the millions of Ukrainian men and women who deserve our unqualified respect for the heroism shown by the Ukrainian people in defending themselves against Russian aggression,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy emphasised that it is the Ukrainian military and civilians who are today the true symbol of resilience and the struggle for freedom.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 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