Zelenskyy pledges to ‘bring war back to Russia’ after drones swarm toward Moscow – Europe live

Key events Ukraine and Poland's bitter dispute over past casts shadow on contemporary relations Separately, Ukraine and Poland are embroiled in a bitter dispute over Kyiv’s decision to rename a contemporary Ukrainian army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which Poland holds responsible for ethnic killings of up to 100,000 Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia during the second world war, but is celebrated in Ukraine for their fight for Ukrainian independence and resistance against the Soviet forces. Karol Nawrocki and Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk past the honour guards during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland last year. Photograph: Omar Marques/Getty Images On Friday, Polish president Karol Nawrocki stripped Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the country’s top honour in retaliation for the move , prompting three former Ukrainian presidents and other senior officials ⁠to also return their state awards to Poland. In an interview posted on X last night, Zelenskyy said Ukraine and Poland cannot ​be “anything but ​partners and friends,” but warned that a ​political struggle could end in a “very dangerous escalation.” He appeared to put the responsibility for the conflict on the Polish president’s decision, arguing he is on political manoeuvres ahead of Poland’s 2027 parliamentary elections. “Our service members ​choose a ‌heroic name for ​their unit themselves, ​and as president and supreme commander-in-chief, I must support them,” he said. …