Ukraine, Poland Sign Parliamentary Pact to Advance EU Bid

Overview

• Verkhovna Rada Chair Ruslan Stefanchuk and Sejm Marshal Włodzimierz Czarzasty signed a Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership in Kyiv.
• The declaration creates a parliamentary-expert working group tasked with supporting Ukraine’s European integration.
• Both sides discussed continued backing for Ukraine’s defense and coordination on European and security policy, with Stefanchuk calling Poland a key ally.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky met Czarzasty and heard pledges to help secure rapid EU entry, with Czarzasty saying a free Poland depends on a free Ukraine.
• The visit covered defense projects under the SAFE instrument, Poland’s role in the PURL initiative, prospects for joint production, energy security, and planning for June’s Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk.