President Karol Nawrocki participated in the general debate in fresh York the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, where he gave his speech.
At the outset, Nawrocki stated that he was aware of the challenges facing him the global community. – We were brutally awakened from our dream about the planet of “the end of history” – he spoke about the minute erstwhile the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.
– global law has so far been treated as a planet order compass, began to be treated as a proposition alternatively than a rule," he stressed.
President Karol Nawrocki at the United Nations. "A dangerous era of rival powers"
Nawrocki estimated that the current order international crumbling in front of us, and the planet entered a fresh a dangerous era of rivalry of large powers, breaking rules and investigating how far you can go before individual says “enough”.
– We stand at the turning point of past – at a time erstwhile decisions made present will have the consequences for the next decades. We must be aware of this... That's why now, as a community of democratic states, we request to look at the current situation as a battlefield for principles that may be decided by The future of our civilization. I think this is the last minute for concrete action," Nawrocki said.
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He estimated that Russian aggression on Ukraine was not a purely regional conflict. He added that it was a test whether the principles on which the UN is based would last the test of time or “become under the burden of the imperial and colonial ambitions of the state, which is considered above the law and has repeatedly ignored resolutions of the Assembly and many another assemblies."
Russian drone attack. President: Poland will always respond accordingly
He reminded me that On the night of September 9, Russian drones were attacked in the territory of the NATO associate State. – A twelve drones breached my country's borders on intent – because, I assure you, it was not an accident – at the command given in the capital of the state being a permanent associate of the safety Council. Consequently, Poland was forced to open fire for the first time since the Second planet War hostile facilities over our territory said the President.
– I assure you. Poland will always respond appropriately and is ready to defend its territory. (...) Poland will not be afraid of Russian drones. (...) That is why we devote crucial amounts to the improvement of our defence capabilities, so we build the resilience of our country, but besides of our part of Europe. The Baltic States and Romania have besides been victims of akin provocations from Russia," Nawrocki said.
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– As a leader of the region, we work to strengthen close links the countries of the Bucharest Nine, and that is why we are developing cooperation within the framework The Initiatives of the 3 Seas. As the voice of the region, we emphasize: there is no agreement that Moscow is so unparadoxed to us and another peoples of Europe as to provoke, investigating our reactions, threatening our societies," added the President.
"When Moscow says 'peace', in practice it means surrender of Ukraine"
The president said Russia's current actions do not indicate a willingness for actual peace. – Declarations of dialog are accompanied by military offensives and attacks on Ukrainian cities whose victims are civilians, including children. erstwhile Moscow says "peace", in practice it means surrender of Ukraine. Peace talks must include participation Ukrainian authorities and have the mandate of its citizens Nawrocki stressed.
He pointed out that Russia must end the war and presume full work for it. – It should be our work to hold Russia accountable. The perpetrators of all global crimes must be tried before the competent courts. Poland so supports the work International Court of Justice and global Criminal Court and supports the thought of establishing a peculiar ad hoc tribunal that would justice the perpetrators of Russian aggression crimes against Ukraine," he stated.
Nawrocki noted that “no wars can be paid to aggressors.” "The victims should be full compensated, including those who started planet War II," he stressed.
