Nawrocki spoke about a conversation with Zelenskyy in Ankara and changed his tone towards Ukraine
The Polish leader spoke about his conversations with various leaders, among whom was Zelenskyy. This was the first conversation between the Ukrainian and Polish leaders after the scandal related to Zelenskyy being stripped of the Polish Order of the White Eagle.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced that he had spoken with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a leaders' dinner on the eve of the NATO summit, reports "European Pravda."
"Yesterday, during dinner, I spoke with many world leaders. Among them, of course, was President Zelenskyy. Perhaps there will be another opportunity to talk today," he said.
At the same time, Nawrocki did not focus on disagreements, but stated the need for dialogue between states that share a common enemy.
"It seems natural to me that neighboring states, which have a common enemy, which is Russia, maintain a dialogue despite certain bilateral tensions," he stated.
"My position on bilateral tensions remains unchanged. I believe that Poland and all of Europe cannot tolerate the glorification of UPA soldiers responsible for the deaths of 120,000 Poles. But this does not exclude our dialogue. We feel a common threat from the Russian Federation. Ukraine is currently at war with Russia, and Poland has been in conflict with it for centuries," the Polish president said.
It should be noted that this was the first conversation between the Ukrainian and Polish leaders after the scandal related to Zelenskyy being stripped of the Polish Order of the White Eagle.
On the evening of June 19, Polish President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle due to one of the Ukrainian units being named after UPA heroes and stated that Poland would not allow those who do not understand the need to abandon the "cult of totalitarianism and violence" to join the EU.
On July 3, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, during a meeting in Warsaw with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, proposed a package of anti-crisis measures to ease tensions in relations with Poland.
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