Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has declined the Gold Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland which he was awarded in 2025.
Source: Budanov on Telegram
Details: The move comes after Polish President Karol Nawrocki revoked the Order of the White Eagle previously awarded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Budanov said Ukraine would assess the decision.
Quote: “Ukraine does not tell any other nation how to teach its history. Therefore we also reserve the just right to our own national memory and dignity.
I am convinced that such a gesture by the President of Poland is not about justice or anything of the sort. What kind of justice can there be if the Order of the White Eagle has still not been stripped, for example, from the Italian fascist dictator and Hitler’s accomplice Benito Mussolini?…
…In light of this, I am refusing the Gold Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland which I was awarded by the President of Poland last year.”
Details: Budanov believes that Ukrainians “feel the same emotions and will support this step.”
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poland can shove the order up its ass.
Here’s what nazi cocksucker Medvedev said about Nawrocki :
“Poland’s president has finally stripped the Nazi-worshipping Kiev degenerate of the Order of the White Eagle. I’m sure that won’t be a problem for the Banderite-in-chief — now there’s more room on his green sweatshirt for Hitler’s Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves.”
Poland entered the dark side.
Ukrainian activist Ariana Gic :
“Poland’s ultra-right, chauvinist, xenophobic, populist President Karol Nawrocki has stripped the Order of the White Eagle from President Zelensky. Ungrateful Warsaw, using Ukraine as a shield from fascist Russia, misrepresenting history to conceal its own responsibility for Polish imperialism and state directed genocide of Ukrainians in the 20th century.
Detestable.
Poles should be so proud their president is being praised by genocidal Russian war criminals for his treatment of Ukraine.”
Poland has become a kindergarten.
For awhile I thought there could be a reconciliation between Ukraine and Poland. Not likely. Poland can try to condemn Ukraine for our wish to be free but Poland was doing the same in WW2 with much more atrocities. They’re no angels. I agree with Sir Mike’s post….take it and shove it where the sun don’t shine.