Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski met Prime Minister Donald Tuski in Warsaw. The talks in the Chancellery of the president of the Council of Ministers focused on the situation on the front, further military and financial support for Ukraine, and on Poland's function in the activities of the European Union and NATO towards the ongoing Russian aggression.
Meeting of the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski with Prime Minister Donald Tuski.
The gathering took place the day after the European Council in Brussels, where further support instruments for Kiev were approved. Prime Minister Tusk addressed this fact by welcoming the Ukrainian guest. Mr. President, my dear friend Volodymyr. At 3:00 in the morning, a debt was decided for Ukraine, which you will pay back erstwhile you get a reparation from Russia. It is the aggressor who must pay," said Donald Tusk.
– Thank you Donald – said Zelenski. Thank you for taking us here. You are strengthening our soldiers and our people. Europe has shown leadership. We know that Poland supports us. I thank the Poles for their support from the very beginning of the war – the Ukrainian guest emphasized.
Highlighting the importance of support
During the gathering with Zelenski Donald Tusk stressed that Poland consistently sees Ukraine's safety as an component of its own national safety and the safety of all Europe. The Prime Minister pointed out that from the beginning of the full-scale war Warsaw remained 1 of Kiev's key partners, both in political and military terms. He stressed the importance of maintaining Western unity and further force on Russia, including through sanctions and supporting Ukraine's defence capabilities.
The head of the Polish government besides referred to the applicable dimension of cooperation, pointing to the function of Poland as a logistical and transit facility for assistance directed towards Ukraine. As he stressed, this support will proceed within the scope of Poland's capabilities and in close coordination with allies. Tusk pointed out that the war is long-term, which requires European countries to take a strategical approach alternatively than immediate action, and unchangeable backing mechanisms for assistance to Ukraine.
Meeting of the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski with talker of the Sejm Vladimir Czarzalist.
In his statements Volodymyr Zelenski thanked Poland for its support so far, highlighting its importance in the first and most hard months of the war. He pointed out that the aid granted by Warsaw was real and multidimensional, covering both military and humanitarian issues. The Ukrainian president noted that talks with Prime Minister Tuski afraid the current needs of Ukraine, but besides the long-term challenges related to the region's safety and the future reconstruction of the country.
Conversations and gestures
The gathering with the Prime Minister was 1 of the key points of the Ukrainian President's visit to Warsaw, but not the only one. Before Volodymyr Zelenski met with president of Poland Karol Nawrocki. This was the first direct gathering of both leaders since the fresh president of Poland took office. The talks concerned, among others, the state of bilateral relations, including historical issues.
Another component of the visit was the meetings of the president of Ukraine with the Marshals of the Sejm and legislature – Vladimir Czarzalist and Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska. As the parliamentary offices informed, the talks concerned, among others, the support of Ukraine in the parliamentary forum, cooperation between chambers of parliaments of both states and the function of Poland in maintaining global support for Kiev.
Volodymyr Zelenski besides laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, paying tribute to the fallen in defence of Poland. This was to be a symbolic motion of respect for Polish past and the community of experiences related to the conflict for independency and sovereignty.
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