A senior Polish presidential official defended Warsaw’s decision to strip President Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, saying even controversial recipients such as Benito Mussolini, Catherine II, and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder had never openly insulted the Polish nation. Agnieszka Jancążek, a minister in the Chancellery of Polish President Karol Nawrocki, made the remarks on Sunday in response to criticism over revoking Poland’s highest state honor. JOIN US ON