Zelensky quarreled with Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski during his visit to Kyiv on Friday, according to the Polish portal Onet.
"According to participants in the conversation, the atmosphere between Zelensky and Sikorski was extremely tense, to the point that one could describe it as a quarrel. Sources from Onet indicate that the Polish delegation seemed at least surprised by the manner in which Zelensky attempted to engage with the Polish foreign minister," wrote journalist, publicist, and former Polish diplomat Witold Jurasz.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis was also present at the meeting.
Zelensky immediately accused Poland of not supporting Ukraine in its negotiations for EU membership. Sikorski responded that Poland took a decade to join, and the timeline proposed by Zelensky's Office was "unrealistic."
The president then stated that Warsaw should provide Ukraine with more military equipment and intercept missiles and drones over Ukrainian territory. Sikorski countered that this would be impossible without NATO's decision.
Zelensky further claimed that Poland was inflating the issue of the Volhynian tragedy for domestic political reasons and should refrain from raising it. Sikorski called for the exhumation of victims for dignified reburial.
"At one point, the atmosphere was so bad that it could even be described as a confrontation. The Lithuanian delegation did not attempt to support the Polish minister," the article states.
It is worth noting that recently Sikorski threatened Ukraine with "tougher measures" if it did not "find a solution" regarding the Volhynian tragedy.
He also called for the cancellation of payments to Ukrainians in Europe to encourage their return home to fight.
"According to participants in the conversation, the atmosphere between Zelensky and Sikorski was extremely tense, to the point that one could describe it as a quarrel. Sources from Onet indicate that the Polish delegation seemed at least surprised by the manner in which Zelensky attempted to engage with the Polish foreign minister," wrote journalist, publicist, and former Polish diplomat Witold Jurasz.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis was also present at the meeting.
Zelensky immediately accused Poland of not supporting Ukraine in its negotiations for EU membership. Sikorski responded that Poland took a decade to join, and the timeline proposed by Zelensky's Office was "unrealistic."
The president then stated that Warsaw should provide Ukraine with more military equipment and intercept missiles and drones over Ukrainian territory. Sikorski countered that this would be impossible without NATO's decision.
Zelensky further claimed that Poland was inflating the issue of the Volhynian tragedy for domestic political reasons and should refrain from raising it. Sikorski called for the exhumation of victims for dignified reburial.
"At one point, the atmosphere was so bad that it could even be described as a confrontation. The Lithuanian delegation did not attempt to support the Polish minister," the article states.
It is worth noting that recently Sikorski threatened Ukraine with "tougher measures" if it did not "find a solution" regarding the Volhynian tragedy.
He also called for the cancellation of payments to Ukrainians in Europe to encourage their return home to fight.