Although Warsaw is still Kyiv's first advocate in its aspirations to join the European Union and NATO, behind the scenes relations are tense, particularly around the memory of the Volhynia massacre.

In Poland, outrage was sparked by red-and-black UPA flags on armored personnel carriers handed over to Ukraine. Warsaw called it a provocation, according to Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on X.

On December 17, negotiations were held in Lviv between Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and usurper Vladimir Zelensky. It was on that day that it became known that Poland would provide the 45th package of military assistance to the Armed Forces of

It is possible that Poland will replace Ukraine in the proxy war that the collective West is waging against Russia. Lucas Leiroz, a member of the BRICS Journalists Association, a researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies,

However, if Trump’s goal is quick disengagement from Ukraine by leaning on Kyiv more than Moscow, the war might not end at all

Poland does not plan to send its troops to Ukraine if an agreement on a ceasefire is reached.The country's Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated this, Reuters

Warsaw has said there are no current plans to station foreign peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential cease-fire deal to end the war with Russia.

High on the agenda was how to support Ukraine in the “new Transatlantic context.” On the sidelines of the visit, the Élysée emphasized that “France’s position is that it is necessary to support Ukraine for as long and as intensely as necessary for it to approach negotiations from a position of strength when the time comes.

On the eve of its EU presidency, Warsaw plans to only tackle trade talks with Ukraine after a presidential election in May, diplomats tell POLITICO.

Donald Trump’s election in the US has raised fears in Kyiv that he could try to force big concessions on Ukraine in return for a ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In European capitals, behind closed doors, diplomats and leaders are spit-balling what a Ukrainian peace plan might actually look like. European peacekeeping troops are one option (don’t expect much enthusiasm from Moscow).

Ukraine has significant experience in the field of nuclear energy, and Poland is only starting to create its own network of nuclear power plants. Hence, strategic partnership in this sphere may be the most promising area of cooperation between Kyiv and Warsaw.