Zelenskyy and Polish PM in Lublin discuss Washington talks, investments and air defence

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that during their meeting in Lublin, he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the outcome of Zelenskyy's visit to Washington, Polish investment in Ukraine, and cooperation on missile defence.

Source: European Pravda, citing a post by Tusk on X (Twitter)

Details: Tusk and Zelenskyy met in Lublin on 29 July. Zelenskyy was on his way back to Ukraine after his visit to the United States, where he met with US President Donald Trump and more than 60 senators.

Zelenskyy briefed Tusk on the talks in Washington.

Tusk said the two leaders also discussed Polish investment in Ukraine, cooperation on missile defence, and support for Kyiv in its fight against Russian aggression.

Polish media reported that the meeting between Tusk and Zelenskyy lasted about an hour. There was no joint press conference afterwards.

This is Zelenskyy's first visit to Poland since tensions flared between Kyiv and Warsaw over his decision to name a military unit after heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA).

For reference: The Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, was a nationalist paramilitary organisation that fought for Ukrainian independence during and after World War II, primarily against Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Poland believes that the UPA was responsible for what it considers the genocide of Poles during the Volyn (Volhynia) tragedy, a series of events that led to the ethnic cleansing of the Polish and Ukrainian populations in 1943. The tragedy was part of a long-standing rivalry between Ukrainians and Poles in what is now Ukraine's west.

Background:

• Incidents of aggression against Ukrainians have been on the rise in Poland as the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated.
• Zelenskyy's visit to Lublin came after he travelled to the United States, where he attended the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham and met US President Donald Trump.
• Zelenskyy said that during his meeting with Trump at the White House, he discussed licences for the production of Patriot interceptors and "several other ideas that could help".
• It was reported that the Ukrainian and US presidents also discussed diplomatic efforts to bring the war to an end, as well as a possible visit to Kyiv by Trump's special envoys.

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