Zelensky Departs Ukraine via Rzeszów for First Time Since White Eagle Order Dispute

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky departed Ukraine via Rzeszów airport in southern Poland on October 14, his first use of the transit hub since a diplomatic rift with Poland over the White Eagle Order. He is traveling to London.

Poland's refusal to award Zelensky the White Eagle Order — one of the country's highest honors — was reportedly linked to a Ukrainian military unit bearing the name of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army), whose wartime role is a sensitive historical issue in Polish-Ukrainian relations.

Zelensky is expected to hold meetings with British officials in London.