Selenskyj begrüßt das erste Treffen mit dem Polen Nawrocki als „sehr positiv“.

A positive signal, early talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Karol Nawrocki suggest continued Ukraine-Poland cooperation.

Želenský don’t think any president anywhere ever had to work this hard, and run around the world meeting and asking ever for money….. Feel sorry for the guy (and he gets to leave the war torn country) wonder whom will start the escalation, (it be funny ironic if Czech Slovakia or Hungary gets hit first as they didn’t support the EU loan, (siding with Russia I guess) so probs best place for Russia to attack as rest of Europe don’t like them

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with his Polish counterpart Karol Nawrocki for the first time since Nawrocki took office in August.

While Nawrocki has taken a less friendly approach towards Kyiv than his predecessor, Andrzej Duda, today he declared that his meeting with Zelensky was “a sign that we are together” and was “bad news for Moscow”, their common enemy.

The Polish president said that he was “optimistic” about “building good neighbourly relations”, while Zelensky likewise said that he “feels very positive” following the talks, which he believes can “open a new stage in relations”.

After arriving in Warsaw on Thursday evening, Zelensky met with Nawrocki at the presidential palace on Friday morning – first for one-on-one talks before moving to broader discussions involving their respective delegations.

Speaking afterwards at a joint press conference, Nawrocki said that Zelensky’s “visit is proof that, on strategic issues of security cooperation, Poland, Ukraine, the countries of the region and countries steeped in democratic values ​​are united, and this has never been in doubt”.

In particular, he identified “neo-imperialist” Russia as a shared threat, including through its “hybrid operations” against Poland that have included airspace violations and acts of sabotage against infrastructure.

Nawrocki, who is a close ally of Donald Trump, also emphasised that “peace [between Russia and Ukraine] will not be achieved without the involvement” of the US president. “Donald Trump is the only leader in the world ready to force Vladimir Putin to sign a peace agreement.”

Nawrocki noted that Poland was one of the strongest international supporters of Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, providing extensive humanitarian and military aid.

However, he said that “Poles have the impression that our efforts and assistance to Ukraine were not properly appreciated or understood” and that he had conveyed this to Zelensky during their “tough, honest, yet very pleasant and gentlemanly conversation”.

The Polish president also noted that their talks had encompassed closer economic cooperation, including the involvement of Polish firms in the postwar reconstruction of Ukraine and [Poland’s aims to act as a hub](https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/11/06/poland-seeks-to-act-as-hub-for-increased-us-liquefied-natural-gas-supplies-to-ukraine-and-slovakia/) supplying natural gas to Ukraine and other neighbouring countries.

Speaking after Nawrocki, Zelensky thanked his host for the invitation and also “thanked the entire Polish nation for its support for Ukraine, for Ukrainians, since the beginning of the invasion”.

“I sincerely hope that this visit opens a new, even more meaningful stage in our relations,” said Zelensky. “Ukrainian independence and Polish independence are the foundation that enables every nation in our part of Europe to live freely – without Moscow’s rule.”

“That is why it is essential that we cooperate, support one another, and coordinate our efforts to defend Europe and our nations,” he added, noting that Ukraine is [providing Poland with technology and know-how](https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/09/18/ukraine-and-poland-sign-agreement-to-cooperate-on-drone-warfare/) relating in particular to drone defence.