Poland's Tusk seeks calm and dialogue with Ukraine in row over army unit

Poland's prime minister called for solidarity and talks between Warsaw and Kyiv on Monday after diplomatic relations deteriorated over the naming of a Ukrainian army unit for nationalist insurgents who massacred Poles in World War Two.



Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy caused outrage in Poland last month by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) that fought in the 1939-45 war. The dispute has dragged Ukraine's relations with one of Kyiv's staunchest supporters since Russia's 2022 invasion to a new low as Kyiv seeks to bolster support for its efforts to join the European Union.



A Polish advisory body met on Monday to discuss a proposal by Polish President Karol Nawrocki that Zelenskiy should be stripped of Poland's highest honour.

"Today, the Chapter of the Order of the White Eagle convened regarding the Order awarded to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi. The Chapter presented its opinion to President... Karol Nawrocki, who participated in the deliberations," Nawrocki's spokesperson said on social media platform X.



"The President will make a decision at the appropriate time."