As the West, we should continue to provide Ukraine with advanced air and missile defense systems, as well as lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons, said Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski at a joint conference with the US Secretary of State. Antony Blinken emphasized that “our joint efforts to support Ukraine are very important for our mutual relations, but this is not their only manifestation.” “In my opinion, Polish-American relations have never been better,” he said.
Secretary of State USA Antony Blinken arrived in Warsaw on Thursday morning after visiting Kiev. He met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorskiwith the president Andrzej Duda and the Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
In the afternoon, Blinken and the head of Polish diplomacy spoke at a joint press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sikorski emphasized that relations between Poland and the United States are at “the highest level of intensity in history” and both countries perceive threats similarly.
Boss Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs He expressed hope that Poland and the US will continue to support Kiev “until the end of this administration and the next one” – which will contribute to ending the war as soon as possible, taking into account the interests of the people. Ukraine.
– As the West, we should continue to provide Ukraine with advanced air and missile defense systems, and also (…) lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons – he said. He emphasized that Poland believes that “more decisive action” should be taken to confiscate frozen Russian assets.
Antony Blinken and Radoslaw SikorskiPAP/Leszek Szymanski
Blinken: US-Poland relations have never been better
Blinken thanked Poland for “defending democracy wherever it is threatened.”
In this context, the head of American diplomacy stressed the importance of the efforts of Poland, the United States and other allied countries to support the country attacked by Russia Ukraine. – Many countries want to help Ukraine not only repel Russian aggression, but also help it achieve success in the long run – in terms of economic development and the development of democracy. (…) Poland is an absolutely key part of this alliance, which was created after Putin's aggression – he said.
He also stressed the importance of Polish equipment support for Ukraine, as well as joint efforts to train Ukrainian soldiers. “More than 80 percent of military aid to Ukraine goes through Poland, and there are still over a million refugees from Ukraine in Poland – that's a huge show of generosity. Joint efforts to support Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression are very important to our relationship, but that's just one aspect of it. I believe that this relationship has never been better,” Blinken said.
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