Zelenskyy loses Order of the White Eagle, but gains. Poland stands alone.

Poland's decision to revoke the Order of the White Eagle from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a move largely understood within Poland, but not actively supported by its allies in the ongoing discourse about historical truth concerning the UPA.

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Donald Trump, during a meeting with Mark Rutte, praised Karol Nawrocki, calling him a "fighter" and the author of a sensational election victory.

While U.S. President Donald Trump praised Polish President Andrzej Duda and called him a "fighter" and a "sensational election winner," the article questions why Poland's presidential office did not leverage this moment to seek Trump's public acknowledgment of a historical error. The author suggests that Trump's endorsement of Poland as an ally and Duda as a leader could have been instrumental in Poland's pursuit of historical accuracy regarding the UPA's past actions, which are described as genocide against Poles in the Eastern Borderlands.

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Since Trump so highly values Poland as an ally and Karol Nawrocki as our country's leader, instead of taking the Order of the White Eagle away from Zelenskyy, shouldn't the Presidential Chancellery ensure that the US President states that by awarding an elite unit a distinguishing name in honor of an organization that committed genocide in the Polish Eastern Borderlands, he made a mistake?

The article implies that Trump has a history of expressing views divergent from Zelenskyy's on various matters. However, the author laments the absence of any statement from Trump that would aid Poland in its struggle for historical truth. This leaves Poland feeling isolated in its efforts, with the revocation of the award serving as a symbolic, albeit domestically focused, gesture.

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Trump has a long history of publicly expressing views different from Zelenskyy's on various matters.