Zelenskyy's aircraft returns to Poland after foreign tour
Arrival of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the United Kingdom, June 7, 2026 (Photo: Zelenskiy / Official via Telegram)
The Ukrainian government Airbus A319 used by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other senior officials has returned to Poland following the president’s latest foreign trips, according to flight-tracking data.
Data from AirNavradar and FlightAware show the aircraft flew from Chisinau to Krakow overnight on June 9 after previously arriving in Moldova from Tallinn, where Zelenskyy attended the Ukraine-NB8 summit with Nordic and Baltic leaders.
The flight comes days after attention focused on the president's decision to travel to the United Kingdom via Moldova rather than through Poland, which had served as the primary transit hub for many of his foreign visits since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Zelenskyy independently decides the routes for his international travel when asked about the Ukrainian leader bypassing Poland on his way to London.
The aircraft's return to Poland coincides with growing tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw over historical issues linked to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA).
The dispute intensified after Zelenskyy signed a decree on May 26 granting a Special Operations Forces unit the honorary title "Heroes of the UPA."
The move prompted Polish President Karol Nawrocki to suggest revoking the Order of the White Eagle awarded to Zelenskyy in 2023 by former Polish President Andrzej Duda. Duda later said the award had been given "at a different time and under different circumstances."
Tusk also said Ukraine bears responsibility for the latest deterioration in bilateral relations, adding that he understood Nawrocki's reaction to the decision.
On June 5, Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov visited Poland and held talks with Polish officials, including State Secretary Marcin Bosacki and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, in an effort to ease tensions.
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