Tusk criticizes Kyiv over unit's name, Poland also dealing…

Tusk criticizes Kyiv over unit's name, Poland also dealing with a fire

29.05.2026 16:01 HotInfo

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded on Friday to the decision by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to grant a Ukrainian military unit an honorary name associated with the UPA. According to Tusk, this is a step that concerns Poland in terms of mutual relations and disturbs its historical sensitivity. Onet Wiadomosci ↗

The dispute follows from Poland's perception of events from World War II, when the UPA is associated with violence against Poles. The head of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance, Karol Nawrocki, is demanding that Zelensky be stripped of the Order of the White Eagle. However, according to Polish media, such a decision by the president would have to be formally approved by the prime minister, which could draw Tusk into a political dispute with Kyiv. dennikn.sk ↗

Tusk also dealt with a fire in Mazovia that affected approximately 300 hectares, mainly forest stands. The prime minister said he had received reports from neighbors and received a report on the night-time intervention, which, according to him, showed the scale of the work carried out. In the Sejm, he also received nearly six thousand signatures from residents of Podkarpacie in defense of the hospital in Lesko. Welt ↗

In foreign policy, Poland's cooperation with Hungary remains important following Tusk's recent meeting with Péter Magyar in Warsaw. Both governments announced a joint approach in Brussels and cooperation on energy security. Poland also signed a security and defense agreement with Britain, as well as the first contracts under the SAFE program, thereby strengthening Tusk's Western defense ties. SITA ↗

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