By Ethan Evans

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Ukraine is ‘close’ to reaching an agreement with Poland in what could be a defining blow in the war with Vladimir Putin and Russia , according to reports. WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Polish Defence Minister, confirmed after a visit to Kyiv that the agreement – which focuses on cooperation between the ministries of both nations – will be signed. “We will sign an agreement on cooperation between the ministries, as well as on acquiring drone control skills,” he said. “The negotiations will concern the development of joint industry initiatives. I think that the Poles are very much looking forward to this after such enormous efforts aimed at helping the population.” As part of the budding relationship, the NATO nation will hope to learn lessons from Ukraine to aid and transform their own military as global unease continues to spike. Kosiniak-Kamysz added: “Another issue is improving the skills of our troops based on the experience in Ukraine. “The implementation of lessons learned on the new battlefield is crucial for the transformation of the Polish Armed Forces and for the transformation of NATO as a whole. “Another important element is the development of the NATO-Ukraine JATEC Analytical, Training and Educational Center in Bydgoszcz.” He will also meet with Ukraine’s Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov, in the foreseeable future to discuss the partnership further. “A whole series of discussions about what we can do together to protect ourselves, support each other and acquire new skills,” Kosiniak-Kamysz explained. “We will apply the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, and Ukraine will be attractive to the Western world, because the worst that can happen is Ukraine’s return to Moscow.” This comes a week after Poland shot down at least three Russian drones that had made their way into Polish airspace during overnight attacks on Ukraine. Donald Tusk, who has been serving as the country’s Prime Minister for two years, confirmed they had recorded 19 drone incursions with some flying deep enough to temporarily shut down four airports including Chopin in Warsaw. He warned: “This situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two.” In response, Russia’s Defence Ministry said there had been “no plans” to target facilities on Polish soil, adding: “The maximum range of the Russian drones that allegedly crossed into Poland does not exceed 700km.” The Russia-Ukraine war has been ongoing since Putin launched a full-scale invasion with dozens of missile strikes across the country before dawn on February 24, 2022. But relations between the two juggernauts became hostile after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution which was followed by Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, and the war in the Donbas, in which Russia backed the separatists.