We want to hear a clear and strong message that the US stands with Poland and Ukraine and will do everything it can to support us in the difficult time of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk said on Radio Kraków on Tuesday .
Asked during a morning talk on Radio Kraków about expectations regarding US President Joe Biden’s visit to our country, the deputy chief of foreign affairs said that “we want to hear America increase its engagement with Europe, particularly in Poland. “
There’s a big speech at 5:30 PM that we’ll all be watching. Let’s wait and see what message President Biden has for Poland and Poland
observed Mularczyk.
Americans learn faster
Biden’s visit to Kiev on Monday, he said, proves that “America will not hesitate to support Ukraine.”
The US has learned lessons from the war and earlier times. They will support Ukraine in its fight for freedom, democracy and human rights. They will not allow Russia to break the world order with impunity. This is a signal for all of Europe. President Biden did not choose London, Berlin or Paris, but Kiev and Warsaw. The center of Europe is moving east
said the secretary of state.
As he noted, “we are all aware, including the US and Ukraine, that Ukraine would have already lost this war without the involvement of the Polish government.”
Great social involvement, aid to refugees, support from the Polish government, sending military equipment, tanks, guns. Plus the mobilization of Western allies. The whole world sees that without the attitude of the Polish government, Ukraine would probably lose
Mularczyk noted and added that such an attitude met with admiration and great recognition in many countries.
Only this row
The case is obvious. If there was still a government in Poland that acted as Berlin did in recent months, the situation in Ukraine would be completely different
– assessed the Deputy Minister.
When asked about the main U.S. support for our country, he judged it to be a “reappraisal of politics, centered on the Three Seas Initiative.”
This is crucial for Poland. In addition, military support, a greater US presence in Poland. In addition, US investments, the construction of communications and transportation infrastructure in the field of the Three Seas Initiative. It was destroyed during World War II and then by communism. We still feel these effects today. There is lower GDP, lower economic development (…) Poland is showing that we defend values, sovereignty, human rights, democracy and the rule of law. We are the defenders of the free world
Mularczyk said.
A clear signal for Putin
Referring to Biden’s visit, Mularczyk judged it to be a clear signal to Russia and Putin.
The whole West is united. Today the US, which is the leader, has said that they will defend Ukraine. This is a signal for Putin. He counted on the weakness of the West, the weakness of the US after Afghanistan. He counted on division in the EU. Putin wanted to win the war in Ukraine quickly. He miscalculated. Nowadays, actually all Western European countries are helping Ukraine. This is a clear signal to Russia. They must expect a long, exhausting war unless they make peace quickly
he said.
Ukraine still needs armaments, the deputy foreign minister noted, supplies need to be made and many countries’ economies need to be put into war mode, as is the case in Russia.
US President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Kiev on Monday, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During his visit, the US president announced, among other things, that Ukraine would receive a new military aid package worth USD 500 million, including ammunition for the HIMARS systems.
The American leader arrived in Warsaw late Monday night. His meeting with President Andrzej Duda is scheduled for Tuesday; he will also give a speech to the Polish nation. His participation in the Nine Summit in Bucharest is scheduled for Wednesday, where further support for Ukraine will be discussed.
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Source: wPolityce