The Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, is remembered in Ukraine for its fight against Soviet rule, but in Poland it is associated with the Volhynia massacres, in which around 100,000 Poles were killed during World War II. The decision has triggered anger across Poland and renewed pressure on Kyiv over historical memory, even as Warsaw remains one of Ukraine’s key allies against Russia. Sybiha said both countries should safeguard the achievements of recent dialogue and avoid actions that “spin the flywheel of hatred” or benefit Moscow. The row has already prompted Polish President Karol Nawrocki to propose that Zelenskyy be stripped of Poland’s highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, with the matter due to be discussed by the order’s chapter on June 8.