On Monday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will go to Berlin, where he will take part in the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Wolfgang Schäuble’s political activities, the prime minister’s chancellery reports. According to him, the visit will be an opportunity to raise issues related to the energy and geopolitical situation and to help Ukraine.
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On January 16, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will go to Berlin, where he will take part in the official celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Wolfgang Schäuble’s political activities. It will be an opportunity to raise issues related to the current energy and geopolitical situation and to discuss joint activities related to aid to Ukraine
– announced the Prime Minister’s Chancellery on Sunday.
Wolfgang Schäuble is the former president of the Bundestag, the German parliament. He was also Minister of Finance, Interior and Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He is considered one of the most influential German politicians. The celebration of his anniversary will be attended by representatives of various political circles.
Participation in the ceremony will be an opportunity for behind-the-scenes talks on energy issues and further actions related to the defense of Ukraine against Russian aggression and further barbaric acts of violence by Russia. The politicians will also discuss the situation on the eastern border of the European Union and the challenges related to the difficult geopolitical situation in the east. The head of the Polish government regularly meets with politicians from around the world to discuss important issues related to the Russian Federation’s attack on Ukraine
the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
Leopards for Ukraine
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced in an interview with RMF FM on Saturday that he would talk in Berlin on Monday with “representatives of different political groups” about the transfer of “Leopard” tanks to Ukraine. He stressed that Poland had already decided to transfer these tanks to Ukraine.
Such a decision has already been made on our part
he stressed.
When asked if he thought he could convince German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hand over leopards to Ukraine, Morawiecki replied that he had “no idea”. He also admitted that he did not think such a decision would be made in the coming days.
These are processes that require longer discussions, but the emphasis must remain constant. That decision (on the “Patriot” batteries – PAP) took the Germans about a month and a half. They said that patriots only go to Poland, but after being pressured, they agreed to send them to Ukraine
Morawiecki recalled.
He added that two months ago “everyone laughed” when Jarosław Kaczyński suggested that the patriots be transferred to Ukraine.
It was a proposal to protect Poland through better aid to Ukraine. This is what President Zelensky has asked us to do
said Morawiecki.
On Wednesday, President Andrzej Duda announced in Lviv that Poland had decided to transfer a company of “Leopard” tanks (10-14 tanks) to Ukraine as part of building an international coalition on the issue. As he emphasized: “We especially want it to be an international coalition.” The president pointed out that what matters is that such a coalition provides a total number of tanks that together form a significant force – as he pointed out, it is a brigade battle group.
On Friday, the head of the president’s cabinet, Paweł Szrot, stated that such a coalition already exists, including Finland and Denmark – countries that also have leopards in their armies. These tanks also have e.g. Spain, Norway, Sweden and Germany.
Since leopards are manufactured by Germany, it is important that Germany agrees to transfer them to a non-NATO country. German Vice-Chancellor and Green Party Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck said Germany “must not stand in the way of this issue”.
The Pentagon expressed support for the initiative to transfer modern tanks to Ukraine. British authorities are considering donating their “Challenger 2” tanks.
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Source: wPolityce