Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish President Karol Nawrocki met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, holding their first face-to-face talks since a diplomatic rift over Ukrainian nationalist symbols strained relations between the two allies.
The roughly one-hour meeting was described by Nawrocki as constructive, though he said the historical dispute between the two countries remained unresolved. Nawrocki reaffirmed his unchanged position on the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, saying Poland cannot accept UPA symbolism and that crimes attributed to the group are non-negotiable. He declined to discuss the Volhynia massacre, which he labelled a genocide. In June, Nawrocki revoked Zelensky's highest Polish state honour after a Ukrainian military unit was named after UPA heroes.
Both leaders emphasised that Russia remains the primary shared threat and agreed to continue dialogue.