War in Ukraine: Polish, Czech and Slovenian Prime Ministers visit kyiv
Mateusz Morawiecki (photo) recalled the words of former President Lech Kaczynski in 2008 during the war in Georgia: "Today Georgia, tomorrow Ukraine, then the Baltic States, and finally it may be my country, Poland.
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It is a signal of support sent to Ukraine.
The Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia left for the capital, kyiv, on the morning of March 15.
Mateusz Morawiecki, Petr Fiala and Janez Jansa are meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky there to present a comprehensive package of support measures for the Ukrainian state and people.
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Europe must send a strong signal for peace
," said Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller.
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With our correspondent in Warsaw,
Sarah Bakaloglou
It was around 8 a.m. on March 15, 2022 that the three Polish, Slovenian and Czech Prime Ministers crossed the border by train between Poland and Ukraine, also accompanied by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, strongman of the country and to head of the Law and Justice party.
Mr Morawiecki's chief of staff, Michal Dworczyk, said the train passed Lviv shortly after 11 a.m. UT.
A discreetly prepared visit
At a press conference this morning, the head of the Polish Prime Minister's cabinet said that the delegation
de facto
represented the European Union and the European Council.
A visit prepared in the strictest discretion for several days, he said, adding that the decision had been taken at the Versailles Summit, but that the trip had then been prepared by Mateusz Morawiecki, who consulted overnight. from Monday to Tuesday the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
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Our duty
"
Asked about the list of participants, the prime minister's chief of staff said the visit was not secret, with the decision to attend resting with each European leader individually.
Warsaw does not hide its concern for Poland and for Europe in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Even today, Mateusz Morawiecki recalled the words of former President Lech Kaczynski in 2008 during the war in Georgia: "
Today Georgia, tomorrow Ukraine, then the Baltic States, and finally it will be to be my country, Poland
”… “
It is our duty to go where history is being made
”, added Mateusz Morawiecki, “
because it is about the future of our children who deserve to live in a world free from tyranny
".
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