The fight for freedom is never simple or easy: the US President
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US President Joe Biden summed up his two-day visit to Poland in a speech at the courtyard of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. In it, he assured that his country had "a sacred duty to defend its NATO allies." He called the resistance put up by Ukraine to Russia "part of the great fight for freedom".
Joe Biden began his speech with a quotation from the words of Pope John Paul II, who, during the inauguration of his pontificate on October 22, 1978, said: "Do not be afraid!" He recalled how these words helped Poles win their freedom and overthrow the communist system in 1989 and free themselves from the domination of the USSR.
He mentioned the great social movement of Solidarity and Lech Wałęsa, whom - as Biden put it - "the world needed very much then". However, he stressed that "the fight for freedom is never simple or easy".
"The message of John Paul II will overcome the brutality of the war against Ukraine. My message to Ukraine is: We are with you! Ukraine's heroic resistance is a struggle for the fundamental principles of free nations. We will not win a battle that is ongoing, however, within days or months. The world must prepare for a long struggle," the US President said.
