Ukraine’s recovery to be deliberated in Poland amid Kyiv-Warsaw spat
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will skip a key conference in Poland discussing Ukraine's recovery due to a diplomatic spat between the two nations.
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Open questions and key claims
Polish President Karol Nawrocki branded the UPA decision 'outrageous', 'incomprehensible' and 'deeply disappointing'.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called Warsaw's move a 'strategic mistake' and 'disrespectful'.
Ukrainian officials criticized the decision as an 'unfriendly act' and a 'gift to the Moscow aggressor'.
The decision to revoke the honor was beneficial to Moscow, which has an interest in seeing Kyiv in conflict with its allies, according to Ukrainian officials.
Nawrocki stated the Ukrainian Insurgent Army remains above all a formation responsible for cruel crimes against Polish citizens during WWII.
Ukrainian Presidential Office chief Kyrylo Budanov called Nawrocki's decision an 'unfriendly act toward our people' and 'a gift to the Moscow aggressor'.
Zelensky stated Ukraine would 'remain open to all meaningful formats of engagement with Poland in order to try to avoid conflicting interpretations of the difficult and painful chapters of our shared past'.
Ukraine's support for Ukraine is unlikely to be swayed by the spat, as Russia is seen as a greater threat.
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