Ukraine's President Skips Major Rebuilding Conference Over Polish Dispute

Ukraine's President Skips Major Rebuilding Conference Over Polish Dispute

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will miss a major rebuilding conference in Poland on June 25–26, sending a deputy instead. The move follows a tit-for-tat fight: Poland's leader revoked an honor he'd given Zelenskyy because Ukraine named a military unit after a World War II Ukrainian group Poland considers controversial. Both countries exchanged honors back. The conference on rebuilding Ukraine still has a full agenda, but Zelenskyy's absence weakens the signal of solidarity between allies.

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