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Zelensky arrives in Poland for official visit

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Zelensky arrives in Poland for official visit
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister on January 15, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland (Omar Marques/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Poland for an official visit on Dec. 18, the President's Office reported.

Zelensky is expected to meet Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Earlier on Dec. 18, Zelensky held talks with European leaders at an EU summit in Brussels.

During the two-day summit on Dec. 18–19, EU leaders are expected to decide whether to proceed with a "reparations loan," a plan to lend up to 210 billion euros ($250 billion) backed by frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. Without additional financing, Kyiv will likely run out of cash by spring next year.

EU leaders have been discussing two options for long-term financing for Kyiv: the reparations loan and budget borrowing. Kaja Kallas, the bloc's top diplomat, estimated the chances of a consensus on the reparations loan as "50/50."

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Oleg Sukhov

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Oleg Sukhov is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. He is a former editor and reporter at the Moscow Times. He has a master's degree in history from the Moscow State University. He moved to Ukraine in 2014 due to the crackdown on independent media in Russia and covered war, corruption, reforms and law enforcement for the Kyiv Post.

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