"I spoke with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and thanked the Polish people for the solidarity from the very first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion," Zelensky wrote on the X social media platform on Wednesday.
"I expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for his principled reaction to Russia’s recent attacks and efforts to break its political isolation," he added.
Zelensky also said that he and Tusk "discussed Poland’s upcoming 45th support package and its work on the next defense aid package."
He added that he shared his "hopes for Poland’s presidency of the EU Council next year and their support in advancing Ukraine’s EU integration, including opening the first negotiation cluster and moving forward with others in parallel."
"I expressed my gratitude to Prime Minister Tusk for using his extensive personal connections to advocate for Ukraine’s NATO membership and for continued defense support," Zelensky said in his post.
"We agreed to intensify our personal engagement and to meet before the end of the year," he announced.
The Polish government confirmed that the conversation took place but did not immediately provide any details, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak
Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.
Wednesday is day 1,001 of Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio.pl