WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 ??“ U.S. President George W. Bush sought an advice on Ukraine from his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski as the two had discussed plans for NATO??™s further expansion, a newswire reported Thursday.

Poland, one of the staunchest allies of the U.S. in Europe, is also the most vocal advocate of Ukraine??™s quick accession to NATO and to the European Union.