Zelenskyy offered to speak before Poland’s Sejm
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited to deliver a speech in the Polish parliament. The invitation was extended by Marshal of the Sejm Włodzimierz Czarzasty, according to his statement to Polish media.
“I invited President Zelenskyy to speak in the Sejm. The invitation was accepted, and we will set a date - as you know, there are many visits taking place at the moment. But we see such a need,” the head of the Polish parliament said.
According to Czarzasty, Zelenskyy was very pleased with the invitation. He added that he, in turn, also received an invitation to speak in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada.
“I will say this without false modesty - I also received an invitation as a representative of the Polish parliament. In February, on the next somber anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, I was invited to address the Ukrainian parliament,” the official said.
He added that he and Zelenskyy also discussed issues related to the Poland–Ukraine parliamentary assembly.
Zelenskyy in Poland
The day before, the Ukrainian president arrived in Poland on an official visit. Zelenskyy held his first meeting with his Polish counterpart, Karol Nawrocki. The main topics of discussion were security, the economy, and history.
The meeting was initiated by the Polish side. After Nawrocki’s election victory, Zelenskyy remained in contact with him by phone, but an in-person meeting took place only now, despite the Ukrainian president having passed through Poland multiple times during foreign trips.
The talks are seen as important for the development of bilateral relations and for strengthening cooperation between Kyiv and Warsaw.
Although Karol Nawrocki has taken a tougher stance toward Ukraine compared to his predecessor, Andrzej Duda, Poland’s support continues, particularly on countering Russia.
For example, regarding the so-called US peace plan, which Washington initially proposed and which was widely viewed as pro-Russian, the Polish president criticized the initiative at the time, saying that an aggressor must not be encouraged.
Poland and Ukraine are also cooperating in the military sphere. As previously reported, Warsaw may transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in exchange for anti-drone systems.
