Ukraine is reportedly on the brink of striking a significant deal with Poland, which could prove pivotal in its conflict with Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Poland’s Defence Minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, confirmed that an agreement centred on cooperation between the two nations’ ministries will be signed following his visit to Kyiv.
“We will sign an agreement on cooperation between the ministries, as well as on acquiring drone control skills,” he stated. “The negotiations will concern the development of joint industry initiatives. I think that the Poles are very much looking forward to this after such enormous efforts aimed at helping the population.”
In this emerging partnership, the NATO member country hopes to glean insights from Ukraine to bolster and transform its own military amidst escalating global tensions.
Kosiniak-Kamysz further added: “Another issue is improving the skills of our troops based on the experience in Ukraine.”, reports the Daily Record.
“The implementation of lessons learned on the new battlefield is crucial for the transformation of the Polish Armed Forces and for the transformation of NATO as a whole.
“Another important element is the development of the NATO-Ukraine JATEC Analytical, Training and Educational Center in Bydgoszcz.”
He also plans to meet with Ukraine’s Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov, in the near future to delve deeper into the partnership.
“A whole series of discussions about what we can do together to protect ourselves, support each other and acquire new skills,” Kosiniak-Kamysz explained.
“We will apply the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, and Ukraine will be attractive to the Western world, because the worst that can happen is Ukraine’s return to Moscow.”
This follows just a week after Poland brought down at least three Russian drones that had strayed into Polish airspace during night-time strikes on Ukraine.
Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister of Poland -Credit:2025 Mateusz Slodkowski
Donald Tusk, who has served as the nation’s Prime Minister for two years, confirmed they had documented 19 drone breaches with some penetrating far enough to temporarily close four airports including Chopin in Warsaw.
He cautioned: “This situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two.”
In reply, Russia’s Defence Ministry stated there had been “no plans” to strike facilities on Polish territory, adding: “The maximum range of the Russian drones that allegedly crossed into Poland does not exceed 700km.”
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has continued since Putin launched a comprehensive invasion with scores of missile attacks across the nation before daybreak on February 24, 2022.
However, tensions between the two powers turned hostile following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution which was succeeded by Russia’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, and the conflict in the Donbas, where Russia supported the separatists.