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23-05-2025
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Polish PM on presidential candidate's promise not to let Ukraine into NATO: It's treason
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called the opposition presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki's promise to block Ukraine's accession to NATO an act of "treason against the state". Source: European Pravda, citing a statement by Tusk on TVN24, a Polish 24-hour commercial news channel Details: Tusk said that the presidential candidate had claimed that Poland would never agree to Ukraine joining NATO, and there could be no better term for this than treason against the state. He added that he considers this one of the most high-profile scandals of this campaign. Tusk stressed that there were few issues on which full consensus and complete solidarity were reached between the late President Lech Kaczyński and himself during his time as prime minister. However, he said that there was complete agreement on the matter of Ukraine, its sovereignty, its pro-Western stance, and NATO membership. He stressed that Ukraine's NATO membership was fundamental for Poland's security, and therefore the last thing Poland should do was to implement or support Putin's demands. Background: The signing of an eight-point declaration between Nawrocki and Sławomir Mentzen, the leader of the Confederation, an anti-Ukrainian organisation, took place during a live broadcast. Nawrocki stated that he would not sign the law ratifying Ukraine's accession to NATO. According to him, discussing this issue is pointless. Following the first round of the presidential election held on 18 May, Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski from the ruling party advanced to the second round with 31.36% of the vote, along with Karol Nawrocki, Head of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance, backed by the opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), who received 29.54%. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
30-03-2025
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Polish foreign minister says Ukrainians have given Trump a credit of trust
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that Ukraine aims to "accelerate certain processes" in the US-led diplomatic efforts to end the Russo-Ukrainian war. Source: Sikorski in an interview with Polish TV channel TVN24, as reported by European Pravda. Details: According to Sikorski, his Ukrainian sources have expressed gratitude to the United States for de-escalating the situation, which could pave the way for American negotiations with Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin. However, he noted that "this goes against the canons of diplomacy". "According to the established canon, first, a confidential channel of communication is opened, the intentions of the other party are clarified, then some means of trust are built, and the leaders only bless the agreement that is almost ready," said the Polish foreign minister. US President Donald Trump, he added, has his own "personal style". "But Ukrainians tell me that this creates hope for the acceleration of certain processes that they hope will lead to a lasting peace. So they are giving Donald Trump the credit of trust here," Sikorski said. Background: Following the talks in Saudi Arabia on 23-25 March, the US, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ban on attacks on energy facilities, but this arrangement has had no practical effect. Russia continues to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine will prepare evidence of Russia's violation of the energy ceasefire and provide it to the United States, expecting a response. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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30-03-2025
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Ukrainian military is best guarantee of Ukraine's security, says Polish foreign minister
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has emphasised that Ukraine's military is the strongest guarantee of the country's security once a ceasefire with Russia is reached. Source: Sikorski in an interview with Polish TV channel TVN24, as reported by European Pravda Details: Sikorski was commenting on the meeting of the leaders of the coalition of the willing held in Paris on Thursday. The coalition is considering the possible deployment of a deterrence force in Ukraine in the future. "Poland will be in this coalition, although not physically in Ukraine itself," Sikorski said. "There are various echoes of these talks, both at the level of staff representatives in the UK and at the political level in Paris. These concepts are still being agreed upon," he said. Meanwhile, Sikorski stated that "the biggest, best guarantee of Ukraine's security is the brave and well-equipped Ukrainian military". "We have the largest army in Europe on our side... and it has experience in this new type of warfare involving millions of drones," he stressed. Background: Earlier, it was reported that France is considering the deployment of a European contingent in Ukraine, positioned away from the front line, with one potential location being along the Dnipro River in Ukraine's centre. After the coalition of the willing summit on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that forces from some EU member states could be deployed in "certain strategic locations" in Ukraine, though he emphasised that the concept for such a deployment is still being developed. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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30-03-2025
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Russia will remain a threat for as long as Putin leads it
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that Russia will remain a threat for as long as Vladimir Putin leads it. Source: Sikorski in an interview with Polish TV channel TVN24, as reported by European Pravda Details: Sikorski noted that the outcome of the Russo-Ukrainian war would determine the balance of power on the European continent and the sense of security. "I think we cannot be certain of what our large neighbour, Russia, will do while Vladimir Putin is in charge of this nation," he said. Sikorski described modern Russia as a bloody dictatorship, noting it has more political prisoners than the decaying Soviet Union. "It has built a brainwashed ideology of bringing back the empire. Therefore, Russia under this leadership and with this state ideology will remain a threat for as long as it has this leadership," the Polish foreign minister said. Additionally, Sikorski suggested that there could come a point when Russia simply runs out of personnel and resources to continue its offensive war. Background: He recently acknowledged that the possibility of "wider aggression by the end of the decade" unleashed by Russia should be considered. Sikorski also expressed hope that US President Donald Trump would be able to pressure Putin into abandoning "some absurd demands" regarding Ukraine. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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17-03-2025
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Lithuania says Russian military intelligence behind Ikea arson attack in Vilnius
Lithuanian authorities have reasonable grounds to believe that Russian military intelligence organised and funded the Ikea store arson attack in Vilnius in 2024, the Baltic country's prosecutor general said. The main suspect in the incident engaged with "Russian military and security services" and accepted payment as part of a terrorist organisation plotting attacks in both Lithuania and Latvia, according to the statement on Monday. The suspect is said to have planted a timed fuse in the store on 9 May last year, which was activated overnight. After filming the fire and sending the footage, the suspect in the case attempted to cover up their tracks and fled to Warsaw — where they picked up a BMW as a reward for completing the task. The foreign national, who was underage at the time of the attack, had repeatedly visited Poland and Lithuania to gather information and plan the arson. The individual was arrested en route to committing a similar attack in Riga. Authorities said data from pre-trial investigation materials allowed them to "reasonably assume" that the individual was acting in the interests of the "military structures and security services of the Russian Federation" in a pre-established terrorist organisation. Lithuania's prosecutor said the suspect aimed to intimidate and divide the societies of both Lithuania and Latvia in carrying out such attacks and place pressure on authorities to stop their support to Ukraine. They would face arrest in what is being treated as an act of terrorism. Related Is Russia behind recent arson attacks in Europe? Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk weighed in on the incident, posting on X that Lithuania's investigation "confirmed our suspicions that responsible for setting fires to shopping centres in Vilnius and Warsaw are the Russian secret services." Last year, Tusk had namechecked the Ikea incident in Vilnius when Polish authorities arrested nine members of an alleged Russian spy ring in May. Tusk told broadcaster TVN24 that the suspects "have been directly implicated in the name of Russian (intelligence) services in acts of sabotage in Poland," adding the individuals were Ukrainian, Belarusian and Polish nationals. Alongside the blaze in the Vilnius shopping centre, Tusk mentioned an attempt to set fire to a paint factory in the western Polish city of Wrocław.
