“And that is the purpose of the conference in Gdańsk. Our goal is to ensure that Polish companies, also thanks to this conference, have a guaranteed place in the distribution of contracts related to Ukraine’s reconstruction,” added Domański.
Nawrocki revoked the Order of the White Eagle from Zelenskyy on Friday, after the Ukrainian leader named an army unit after “Heroes of the UPA” in May.
The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was a World War II-era formation that tried to establish an independent Ukrainian state and serves as an inspiration in the war against Russia. It was responsible for killing tens of thousands of Poles from 1943 to 1945 in what Poland has consistently called a genocide, which Ukraine denies. Poland also carried out smaller-scale reprisals in which thousands of Ukrainians died.
Nawrocki’s decision has quickly soured relations between the two allies.
Several Ukrainian officials renounced their Polish accolades. Three former Ukrainian presidents — Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko and Petro Poroshenko — all gave up their Orders of the White Eagle.
Nawrocki insisted his move did not represent a shift in Poland’s strategic policy in the war.
Zelenskyy has since sent his order back to Poland.
The Ukrainian president told media on Sunday evening that Nawrocki “acted like [former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán” and insisted the decision was rooted in political infighting ahead of next year’s election in Poland.