The Ukrainian president toured the Polish lands with his counterpart Andrzej Duda: “I think that never before in history have there been such warm and close relations,” he stressed about the bond between the two countries.
After the visit of Volodymyr Zelensky this Wednesday to Poland, the President of this country, Andrzej Duda, expressed his support for the entry of Ukraine into NATO. The proposal will be discussed at the next summit of the military alliance in July. plus the promise to receive “in the future” all MiG-29 fighter jetswithin the framework of the aid commitment reached by both neighboring countries.
“We are trying get additional security guarantees for Ukraine that reinforce their military potential, that also reinforce the feeling of security of the Ukrainian people“, declared Duda, after receiving Zelenski in Warsaw.
“I firmly believe that we could receive such guarantees for Ukraine as an introduction to its full NATO membership“, highlighted the president of Poland, anticipating that he will make this proposal at the next summit of the military alliance. Poland “firmly” supports kyiv’s candidacy to the transatlantic military alliance, he remarked.
In addition, at a press conference, Duda also explained that Poland will aim to deliver about 30 Soviet MiG-29 fighters to kyivalthough he clarified that “some additional procedures” must be carried out first.
Poland, a member of the EU and NATO and a neighbor of Ukraine, is a important logistics center for the supply of military and humanitarian aid from the West towards the war front.
For his part, Zelensky thanked his Polish counterpart for the role of his country during this last year of war, in which he showed himself as one of the most reliable partners of kyiv. “I think that never before in history was there such warm and close relations“, he remarked.
Duda also praised his guest and said: “It is difficult to hide the tears of emotion when seeing your service to the country. He has not abandoned Ukraine or his compatriots. He is an exemplary leader of the State and the nation,” he said.
This is Zelensky’s third visit to Poland since the start of the invasion launched on February 24, 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, although this is the first one that is considered officialsince the two previous ones took place at the The Ukrainian president is back from two trips to Europe and the United States.
Source: Ambito
