India, Dec. 20 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was welcomed by his Polish counterpart, Karol Nawrocki, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on Friday. Zelenskyy's visit is intended to ensure that relations with key ally Poland remain stable, regardless of any change in power in Warsaw. It has taken more than four months after Nawrocki was inaugurated in August for a meeting with Zelenskyy to happen. That is long considering the symbiotic relationship between the two countries since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022: Poland needs Ukraine to keep Russia at bay, and Ukraine needs Poland to ensure deliveries of military aid.

Poland will also be crucial in any set-up providing Western security guarantees for Ukraine i...