Polish President visits Kyiv to reiterate his country’s support

Polish President Andrzej Duda is visiting Kyiv and meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to reiterate Poland’s determination to help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion, in particular by imposing sanctions on Moscow. His visit is part of the Crimean Platform initiative, which brings together the most prominent countries that support Ukraine, an initiative that existed even before the start of the Russian invasion on February 24. “The two presidents will, of course, discuss how Poland can help, including at the political level, in order to convince other countries to provide support and continue to do so,” said Pavel Schrote, head of the Polish presidential administration. He said Warsaw would stress the need to punish Moscow with “strong restrictive measures” that would make the citizens of Russia “aware of the dangerous aggression being perpetrated by their country.” He added that the Polish president “is also convinced that all Western countries, the European Union and NATO should be in solidarity.” And Poland is one of the most supportive of Ukraine countries in the European Union and the most anti-Russian, unlike Germany and France, which sometimes show great restraint in their positions, which draws criticism from Kyiv.