The senior official’s meetings in Warsaw will take place just a week before US President-elect Donald Trump’s accession to power, identified as a security challenge for the European Union (EU) and its growing role in providing war aid to Kiev.

One of the important issues on Lecornu’s agenda is the eventual deployment of European troops to Ukraine, managed as an interim force, a matter that has long been evoked by France, but for which Poland does not seem to show much enthusiasm.

The defense minister’s visit follows that of President Emmanuel Macron a month ago, who discussed with Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk the reinforcement of support to the Ukrainian army, which is facing serious problems on the frontline due to the Russian eastward expansion.

Le Monde newspaper informed that in addition to aid for Kiev, Lecornu will seek greater rapprochement with an allied country that is building up its military capacity “at a time when it is becoming indispensable in Europe in the military field.”

Trump has signaled his willingness to end the war in Ukraine, a stance that contrasts with that of current US President Joe Biden, who, in recent months, has accelerated his support for Kiev and his rhetoric against Moscow.

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