Poland’s Tusk Arrives in Ukraine to Reset Frayed Ties – TIME
KYIV, Ukraine Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Ukraine's capital Monday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on how Poland can keep supporting the country's almost two-year war with Russia and resolve a dispute between the neighboring nations over grain shipments and trucking.
Tusk, who returned to power in Poland last month and is keen to show that a change in government won't bring a change in Ukraine policy, was also due to meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
There are some conflicts of interest, we know it well and we will talk about them, but not only in the spirit of friendship, which is obvious, but with the attitude to solve these problems as soon as possible, not to maintain or multiply them, Tusk said, according to comments posted on X, formerly Twitter, by his office.
For me, it is very important to build the feeling that Poland is the most reliable, most stable ally of Ukraine in this deadly clash with evil, Tusk said.
His visit took place the day after Moscow-installed officials in eastern Ukraine reported that Ukrainian shellingkilled at least 27 peopleon the outskirts of a Russian-occupied city. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the shelling outside Donetsk a monstrous terrorist act, and the Russia-backed local authorities declared a day of mourning.
The Ukrainian military, however, denied it had anything to do with the attack.
It was not immediately possible to verify either side's claims.
Ukraines allies have in recent weeks sought to reassure the country that they are committed to its long-term defense against the Kremlins forces amidconcerns that Western supportcould be sagging.British Prime Minister Rishi SunakandFrances new foreign ministeralso traveled to Kyiv recently.
Located on NATOs eastern flank, Poland has been one of Ukraine's strongest allies in its fight to defeat Russia. The government in Warsaw has provided weapons and humanitarian aid, and opened its borders to Ukrainian refugees since Moscow's troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Butrelations soured last yearas economic competition from Ukrainian food producers and truckers angered Poles who said their livelihoods were under threat.
Polish farmers and truckers blockaded border crossings, causing backups and threatening theflow of some aidgoing into Ukraine.
Polish farmers complained that imports of Ukrainian foods had caused prices to fall, hurting their incomes, while truckers said they were being undercut by their Ukrainian counterparts. The issuesurfaced during the waras Ukrainian ports were blocked and food producers turned to road routes through Europe to get their products to market.
At one point, Poland and some other European nations banned Ukrainian grain imports because of the trade dispute.
Poland's farmers and trucks have ended their protests for now, but Tusk is seeking ways of addressing their concerns. He has said that his country wants to help Ukraine economically but not at the expense of Polish businesses. He has suggested that Ukraine needs to better regulate its trucking industry.
Tusk was also scheduled to honor Ukrainian fighters and attend observances of the Day of Ukraines Unity, which marks Ukraines long struggle to be independent from both its eastern and western neighbors.
In other war-related developments, Ukraines air force said it intercepted all eight Shahed drones that Russia launch overnight over southern and central regions of Ukraine.
Debris from three drones shot down over the central Dnipropetrovsk region started a fire at an unnamed business but no human casualties were reported.
Meanwhile, major Ukrainian digital banking platform Monobank said it came under a massive denial-of-service (DoS) attack by unidentified hackers.
The attack was successfully repelled, the bank said, with no major consequences. Monobank is one of Ukraine's biggest banks.
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This story has been corrected to show that Denys Shmyhal is Ukraine's prime minister, not defense minister.
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Monika Scislowska contributed from Warsaw, Poland.
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