US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken promised today in Rzeszow, Poland, additional aid to Ukraine, Poland and countries where refugees from Ukraine seek salvation from the war, worth $ 2.75 billion, which US President Joe Biden has already asked Congress for .
“Poles know how important the defense of freedom is, so we will work together to help Ukraine resist an illegal, unprovoked premeditated invasion,” Blinken said after talks with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Foreign Minister Zbigniew.
Rauom.
Moravjecki told reporters that Blinken fully agrees that it is necessary to strengthen the eastern wing of NATO and thus the security of Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia, and that all allies say the same.
“We agreed that the Ukrainians in their trenches, fortifications, barricades are not only fighting for a sovereign Ukraine, not only for the security of their country but also for the security of the whole of NATO,” said the Polish Prime Minister.
Moravjecki again asked Blinken, as well as the European Union, for even harsher sanctions against Russia.
“Sanctions must be fierce and hit Putin’s military machinery decisively. That means that all banks should be excluded from SWIFT, and the freezing of assets should be as wide as possible,” Moravjecki said.
The head of Polish diplomacy said that the talks with Blinken were dedicated to the coordination of the response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the political, social, economic and humanitarian consequences of the war.
“Poland will never recognize territorial changes resulting from illegal, unprovoked aggression. The way Russia is leading the attack and its efforts to break Ukraine’s resistance to attacks that terrorize society by targeting residential buildings, nuclear power plants and civilian vehicles is a violation of international
rights, “Rau told a news conference.
The head of diplomacy announced that Poland would insist on the investigation of war crimes that would be committed by the Russian army in this war.
“Given our painful experience, Poland will consistently demand that war crimes be prosecuted. Punishing war crimes is an element of the common memory of humanity. It is our common obligation,” Rau said.
So far, almost 800,000 refugees from Ukraine have arrived in Poland, including foreign students and foreigners from 170 countries who have lived and studied in Ukraine, Prime Minister Moraviecki said yesterday. UNHCR expects the number of Ukrainian war refugees to exceed 1.5 million by the end of this week.