Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should attend the planned conference in Gdańsk, as he is a co-organizer and invited guest. Kosiniak-Kamysz directly linked Zelenskyy’s potential absence to his recent decision to honor a Ukrainian military unit with the name “Heroes of the UPA” – a controversial group with a history of violence against Poles during World War II. The Minister suggested the naming decision created the current diplomatic tension surrounding the conference. He emphasized that without this decision, the situation would not have arisen. The conference aims to discuss security issues in the region. The controversy threatens to overshadow the event’s objectives. Poland has expressed strong disapproval of the UPA honorific.