Presidents of Poland and Ukraine met in Warsaw

A clear signal of solidarity

At 10 a.m. Volodymyr Zelenski was welcomed at the Presidential Palace. A gathering was then held in private with president Karol Nawrocki, after which delegations from both countries spoke at the plenary session. About what? The leaders presented the main topics at a joint press conference.

– president Zelenski's visit is good information for Poland and Kiev, and bad information for the Russian Federation – president Karol Nawrocki started his speech. He stressed that Poland remains 1 of the key countries supporting Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale aggression. He recalled both military engagement and humanitarian and logistical assistance. He noted that scale of Polish aid, calculated in full since 2022, corresponds to about 4.5% of GDP, which, as he pointed out, is an effort without precedent in fresh national history.

Nawrocki clearly stressed that further cooperation should be based on the rule of partnership treatment of Poland and full designation of its contribution to the safety of Ukraine and the region. The Head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland besides stressed the importance of maintaining political and sanctioning force on Russia, pointing to the ongoing hybrid and destabilising actions by Moscow, and noted that Zelenski's visit to Warsaw is simply a clear signal of solidarity towards Russian aggression, crucial not only for bilateral relations, but besides for the full east flank of NATO.

MiG-i and exhumations

“We discussed with president Nawrocki what concerns war and diplomacy. Thank you very much for Poland's support from the beginning of the invasion," said Volodymyr Zelenski, expressing his gratitude for his aid respective times. As he stressed, it had a "historical" meaning for Kiev and went beyond standard relations between countries. The Ukrainian leader pointed out that Poland was 1 of the first countries to truly support Ukraine at the most hard time of the war, and expressed his conviction that the cooperation of both countries remained crucial to the safety of the full region.

Volodymyr Zelenski besides talked about the request for further coordination of political and military actions towards Russia, pointing out that the unity of European states and NATO remains 1 of the most crucial factors limiting the aggressor's capabilities. The Ukrainian president stressed that today's talks in Warsaw treat as an component of building a "strong and unchangeable partnership" for the future, expressing his hope that despite the difficulties that arise, Polish-Ukrainian relations will proceed to make in a spirit of cooperation and common trust.

During a joint message by politicians, MiG-29 issue, which Poland would pass to Ukraine. Karol Nawrocki made it clear that he supported the transfer of fighters if Poland received support from Ukraine in the area of drone systems. “We never tried to push Poland to give us MiG-i,” added Zelenski and assured that his country was ready for technology transfer.

The conference besides discussed exhumation of victims of the Volyn massacre. – The Polish side wants to accelerate them. The Ukrainian side is ready to meet. These are not declarations, but concrete actions," said Zelenski. – I think it is in our common interest to bury victims of the Volyn genocide, worship them. This is due to the essence of Christian values, which besides unite Poland and Ukraine – said Karol Nawrocki.

After a visit to the Presidential Palace Volodymyr Zelenski went to a gathering with the Marshals of the Sejm and Senate, Vladimir Czarzalist and Margaret Kidawa-Błońska. In the afternoon, talks between the Ukrainian president and Prime Minister Donald Tuski are scheduled.