Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to NATO for help from Warsaw. one more step The day after the unification of Finland became official, to defend his country against Russia and with Poland’s closed support for Kiev’s ambitions. join alliance. “We’re getting closer together great victory. We share the spirit of freedom and our great history,” Zelenski said on the stage in Warsaw’s Castle Square, where two giant flags of Ukraine and Poland presided. “Russia will not win this war. Our common enemy will pay for war crimes for the rest of his life,” he said.
“There is no time to waste. We supply tanks, planes and howitzers to Ukraine. We set an example for others and break their resistance to send weapons to them,” recalled the Polish president. Andrzej Dudain front of a crowd and in the middle of a huge security device.
If last year’s Madrid summit paved the way for Finland’s rapid entry, it will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, next July. Ukraine, Duda had previously stated in front of the media and after meeting with Zelenski. Poland has already transferred to Ukraine eight warriors Welcoming Zelensky with an honor that Warsaw confers on leaders only, the Polish president continued his willingness to supply him with the MiG-29 type and “if our allies approve” his entire fleet. maximum level –that is, the United States–.
The entire Polish fleet is approximately 30 units the purpose of that warplane in Warsaw, these Soviet-made devices that the Ukrainians were trained to fly, in return modern american warriors. This would be a trade-off that would allow Zelenski to dispose of these warriors. short term and that this does not mean direct involvement of NATO pilots in the war against Russia, something Washington, like Germany, wants to avoid at all costs.
According to Duda, the first step to be taken in Vilnius should be to get to know Ukraine “security guarantees complement, strengthen its military potential and protect its population”. He added that this would be “a previous step” on the way to integration with the Alliance.
strongest ally
These were the words Zelensky wanted to hear from his lover. loyal ally in both the European Union (EU) and NATO bloc, or at least in the bloc with the greatest weight among those pushing for Ukraine’s membership. The three Baltic states – Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia – share this view, but their positions cannot be compared to Poland’s.
Zelensky’s visit, first official visit after several paintings technical stops On his other trips, he experienced this political outburst that followed the most emotional action in Plaza del Castillo. There, the Ukrainian president spoke to the crowd amid greater security measures than those implemented for the US president. Joe Biden. It was a show of unity and support in the presence of Ukrainians who had fled the war against Russian aggression and came to Poland.
Poland is the country of the community bloc that has received the most refugees since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2020. Over 10 million entries number of Ukrainians, of which 1.5 million They stayed in Poland. The rest went to or returned to other member states, with about a million Ukrainians living on their soil, mainly Germany.
Poles’ reception was and remains supportive, which perhaps could not be underestimated in a country that has repeatedly rejected Brussels’ proposals for redistribution. more or less fair refugees from previous years humanitarian crises. The difference is not just cultural or even religious: the ultranationalist Polish government is against accepting refugees from Muslim-majority countries.
Millions of Ukrainians
I already lived nearby in Poland one million citizens Ukrainian origin before the outbreak of war, which facilitated their integration. Added to this is that they should not go through 1 by community decision.lengthy asylum application processLike those from other parts of the world, they have access to benefits and subsidies as well as a work permit.
However, the spirit of solidarity welcomed by the Ukrainians in the early months of the war waned, however, as did Warsaw’s willingness to give them access to the same subsidies a Polish would receive. Ukrainian grain exports, which are cheaper than Poland, fiery protests Part of the Polish farmers, Zelensky and the Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki They promised to solve it at their meeting.
However, it has not changed military and logistic support From Warsaw to Kiev Like President Duda, the Morawiecki government put pressure on the government in Berlin. no other partners until Germany gives the green light to send tanks. leopard2 -German production- to Kiev. He was also the first to deliver warplanes to Ukraine. MiG-29Other European allies such as Germany Red line delivery of warplanes to the attacked country.