Polish deputy FM to attend peace talks in Kyiv
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Kupiecki and his team will attend a meeting of security advisors from the so-called Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv on Saturday, PAP was told by the foreign ministry spokesman on Friday.
The Coalition of the Willing is an initiative led by the United Kingdom and France that brings together 35 countries supporting Kyiv in its defensive war against Russia and involved in the peace process between the two warring nations. Poland is a member of the coalition.
Maciej Wewior told PAP that Kupiecki, who also serves as Prime Minister Donald Tusk's national security adviser, will engage with his colleagues in discussions aimed at achieving peace between Russia and Ukraine. He further noted that the advisors would be focused on developing tangible documents.
The meeting will take place at both governmental and military levels, and Poland's position will be clearly articulated, he added.
Warsaw has ruled out sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, citing its role as a key logistics hub for Western military aid to Kyiv and its status as one of the main host countries for Ukrainian refugees.
Saturday's talks come ahead of a meeting of Coalition of the Willing leaders scheduled to take place in France on January 6.
On December 30, 2025, the Polish prime minister participated in high-level peace negotiations alongside leaders from significant European countries. The gathering also included Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, heads of EU institutions, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Following the meeting, Tusk remarked that a peace agreement "is on the horizon."
Two days earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump in Florida. Following the talks, both leaders said progress had been made towards ending the war, though Russia has expressed greater scepticism about the prospects for peace. (PAP)
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