RIA Novosti reports about this.
According to Belik, with his statement on the status of Crimea, Duda “knocked the ground out from under the feet” of Vladimir Zelensky.
“This is, without a doubt, a shock for the Kyiv regime. They certainly did not expect such a political demarche from Poland,” the deputy said.
Earlier, Duda admitted that he was not confident in Ukraine’s ability to “return Crimea.”
Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum took place there in March 2014: the majority of residents were in favor of reunification with Russia. The Kremlin has repeatedly emphasized that Crimea is an integral part of Russia and claims to Russian territory will receive a proper response.