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Zelenskyy Skips Ukraine Recovery Conference Amid Dispute With Poland
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Zelenskyy Skips Ukraine Recovery Conference Amid Dispute With Poland

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko will lead the delegation to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy skips the event.
  • The conference aims to gather international support and investment for Ukraine's war-torn businesses and energy sector.
  • Zelenskyy's absence follows a diplomatic dispute with Poland over a military unit named after a World War II formation responsible for massacres.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced she will lead the nation's delegation to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland, a significant event scheduled for June 25-26. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, will not attend amid a growing diplomatic rift with Poland.

Sviridenko stated on X that the Ukrainian team includes business leaders, officials, and community representatives seeking concrete agreements on defense capabilities, national resilience, and the energy sector. The conference, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, aims to secure international backing and investment for businesses devastated by the ongoing conflict.

I am leading the Ukrainian delegation and all our work at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdansk.

— Yulia SviridenkoThe Ukrainian Prime Minister announced her leadership of the delegation to the recovery conference on the social media platform X.

The dispute centers on Poland's decision to revoke the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest honor, from Zelenskyy. This action followed Kyiv naming a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, a World War II-era formation implicated in the massacre of tens of thousands of Poles in Volhynia. The conflict has escalated, with several Ukrainian officials returning their Polish state decorations and former Ukrainian presidents renouncing their own honors.

Zelenskyy himself has returned his Order of the White Eagle to Warsaw. The disagreement between the leaders has also caused internal divisions in Poland, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government criticizing President Andrzej Duda's actions as a strategic error. They emphasized Warsaw's crucial role as a key ally to Kyiv and a future participant in Ukraine's reconstruction.

concrete agreements

— Yulia SviridenkoSviridenko outlined the goals of the Ukrainian delegation at the conference.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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