Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has indicated his willingness to mediate the ongoing diplomatic conflict between Ukraine and Poland, provided both nations express a desire for external assistance, LRT reported. In an interview with the LNK Žinias television channel, Nausėda emphasized his commitment to maintaining the strategic partnership between Kyiv and Warsaw.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “First of all, they themselves must express such a desire. I also noted in my annual report that I am ready to do everything so that the ties between two countries close to us – Poland and Ukraine – are not broken,” Nausėda stated. The Lithuanian leader noted that he plans to travel to northern Poland this weekend to meet with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, where he intends to discuss the situation informally. “We will discuss this issue, which is very important to me,” he said, adding that he hopes to learn more about the background of the conflict and potential avenues for normalization directly from Nawrocki. Nausėda acknowledged that, currently, both sides have indicated a preference for resolving the dispute bilaterally. “I heard this statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski. But if both sides come to the conclusion that a mediator is needed, if such a request is made, I am certainly ready to do it,” he affirmed. He also noted that during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko demonstrated a clear intention to settle the dispute. “The past is important, but the present is especially important, when the aggression against Ukraine continues,” Nausėda concluded.