Polish Foreign Minister Visits Kyiv Amid Ongoing Russian Drone Strikes

On the morning of September 11, Poland's foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorska arrived at Kyiv's central train station as Russian drones launched attacks that set off explosions and air-raid warnings across the city. While the exact purpose of his trip remains unclear, it comes after a diplomatic row earlier in the year over President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to name a unit after the WWII-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

Analysts expect Sikorska to seek Polish backing for increased Ukrainian agricultural shipments westward, using EU-designated "solidarity lanes" to bypass the Black Sea blockade. EU diplomats have confirmed talks aimed at expanding these corridors. Kyiv also hopes to unlock the remaining four of six EU enlargement reform clusters by year-end, a step that requires unanimous EU approval, with Poland expressing concerns about competition in farming and trucking sectors. The agenda may also include the forthcoming, potentially largest, EU sanctions package slated for the autumn.