On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved an amendment criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to rename an elite military unit in honor of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) from World War II. This decision previously provoked diplomatic tensions with Poland. The amendment was supported by a convincing majority of Members of the European Parliament. It expresses regret over the "recent, unnecessary, and unprovoked escalation" by the Ukrainian president while simultaneously reminding of the unwavering support that Poland provides to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion. The amendment was introduced by Polish MEP Andrzej Halicki from the European People's Party along with his German colleague Michael Galer; it was included in a report assessing Ukraine's path to EU membership. In Ukraine, the UPA is widely revered for its role in resisting Soviet power and fighting for the country's independence. In Poland, however, it is primarily associated with the Volhynian Massacre of 1943–1945, during which tens of thousands of Poles were killed during the Nazi occupation. Poland qualifies these events as genocide - a designation that Ukraine rejects. In response to Zelensky's decision, Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped the Ukrainian leader of the Order of the White Eagle, the country's highest state award, which he was granted in 2023. The diplomatic conflict was reflected in the recent conference on Ukraine's reconstruction in Gdańsk, where instead of Zelensky, the country's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko attended. It may also affect public support in Poland for Ukraine's EU membership application: according to a recent poll, 60% of Polish citizens oppose it. Zelensky recently acknowledged that there are "certain internal issues" between Ukraine and Poland related to "difficult pages of our history" and called for both sides to unite in the face of Russia and to live "more for the future than for the past."