Support for Ukraine, which is defending itself against russia, by the West has globally significant consequences, said Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday, urging supporters of Kyiv to remain steadfast. He made these remarks in an interview with Jake Tapper from the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, which was broadcast on CNN.
“It is about making sure that russia is not able legally to forcefully shift the borders in Europe. This is the guarantee of peace in the future, also for the United States”, - Duda told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
There is no compromise solution, Duda also said – a position shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Both leaders took the podium in New York on Tuesday morning, as the United Nations General Debate got underway.
“Russia can be stopped only if it is defeated, and it will be defeated when Ukraine pushes out the russian army from the occupied territories, thanks to the help of the United States, thanks to the help of the West, and when it regains control over its internationally recognized borders. Only then will we be able to say that russian imperialism was really defeated”, - Duda told Tapper.
As reported, the State Secretary of the Prime Minister's Chancellery of Poland, Piotr Mueller, stated that Poland is likely to reduce financial support for the one million Ukrainian refugees it is hosting in the country.