The president of Ukraine will make an official visit to Warsaw on Wednesday, an official of the Polish presidency announced today.
“This is an official visit,” but Volodymyr Zelensky “wants to meet Poles” and also “Ukrainians living in Poland,” the head of the international policy office, Marcin Przydacz, told private Polish radio RFM FM.
On March 23, the Ukrainian president again asked European leaders to provide long-range missiles and modern fighter jets, in a video conference intervention at the European Council calling for new sanctions against Moscow.
In his intervention, Zelensky warned EU leaders, meeting at a summit in Brussels, of the risk of prolonging the war if long-range missiles and modern warplanes are not provided, and thanked the military aid sent from the start. Russian aggression, on February 24, 2022.
The Ukrainian leader also called for the adoption of new sanctions against Russia (Brussels is already in its 10th package of restrictive measures), progress in Ukraine’s accession negotiations to the EU and progress in the peace process.
Several member states fear supplying weapons to Kiev that could escalate the conflict, despite the fact that the EU recognizes Ukraine’s right to defend itself.
however, the Slovakia has already sent four MIG-29 fighters and Poland has promised to provide the same number, while the EU Council has approved funding of €2 million for the joint purchase of artillery ammunition from Ukraine.
Source: DN
