Ukraine warns of Russian provocations during Gdansk reconstruction conference

Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) has issued a warning about potential Russian provocations coinciding with the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference (URC 2026) taking place in Gdansk, Poland. The CCD suggests that Russia might be planning staged incidents on Ukrainian soil, using Polish symbols to create tension and exacerbate existing disagreements between Warsaw and Kyiv.

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Russia may be preparing provocations using Polish symbols and seeking to carry them out on the territory of Ukraine. According to the information we have, the Russian military intelligence (GRU) has received the relevant task.

According to information obtained by the CCD, Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, has been tasked with orchestrating these provocations. The CCD indicated that these actions could occur on Thursday and Friday, the dates of the URC 2026 conference. The primary objective, as stated by the CCD, is to foster political instability, incite tensions, and deepen divisions within the relationship between Poland and Ukraine.

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The main goal of Russia would be political destabilization, inciting tensions, and deepening divisions between Poland and Ukraine.

Recent strains in Polish-Ukrainian relations have been linked to historical disputes. Tensions escalated after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored a military unit with the name "UPA Heroes." In response, Polish President Karol Nawrocki revoked Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest honor.

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the Polish president finally revoked the Order of the White Eagle from the Kyiv degenerate who honored Nazis.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev commented on the revocation, referring to Zelenskyy with derogatory language and falsely accusing him of honoring Nazis. This aligns with Russia's propaganda narrative of needing to "denazify" Ukraine, a key justification for its full-scale invasion. Polish government spokesman Adam Szłapka noted that such actions serve the Kremlin's interests, highlighting the divisive impact of these events.

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after President Nawrocki's decision to strip Zelenskyy of the highest Polish decoration, the first congratulations are arriving at the Presidential Chancellery (...); this is exactly what the Kremlin wants.