Poland Strips Zelensky of Top Honour Amid WWII Row

Poland's nationalist president Karol Nawrocki stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, the country's highest honour, in a dramatic escalation of a historical dispute.

The move came after Zelensky named a Ukrainian military unit after a World War II paramilitary group that massacred Poles in Volhynia.

Ukraine denounced the Polish action as 'disrespectful', further straining relations between the two wartime allies.

The spat highlights the enduring sensitivity of World War II-era grievances in Eastern Europe.