Tusk: Poland speaks out against Russia's policy towards Ukraine
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“We do not give consent to Moscow's aggressive policy towards Ukraine,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a special address to Poles on Wednesday evening. At the same time he stressed Poles should maintain good relations with Russians to ensure foundations are laid for the region's security.
“Our attitude to ordinary Russians will be test of our strength and maturity,” Tusk said. “Poland and Poles also need a safe, developing and democratic Ukraine,” he added.
“Today is the right moment to overcome the dramatic, tragic moments of the history of Polish-Ukrainian relations in order to build mutual understanding and trust,” the PM went on to say. He referred to good French-German and Polish-German relations as an example.
“Poland is a strong, safe and mature country,” Tusk also stressed. “It is today, in a difficult and historic moment that the Ukrainian-Russian crisis is, that this said to be said clearly and profoundly.”
