“Diplomacy requires strength”: Poroshenko in Poland called for pressure on Russia

The fifth President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, met with Polish MP Pawel Kowal in the Polish Sejm. The parties discussed the war, prospects for a ceasefire, Ukrainian-Polish relations, and Ukraine’s further progress towards the EU.

Poroshenko announced this on Facebook.

According to him, the conversation focused on the necessary steps to achieve a just and lasting peace. Poroshenko emphasized that for effective diplomacy, in his opinion, it is necessary to increase pressure on Russia.

“Our common position is that true and effective diplomacy requires force, and therefore pressure on Russia, because Putin does not understand any other language,” Poroshenko wrote.

Separately, the politicians discussed Ukrainian-Polish relations and the issue of exhumations. According to Poroshenko, the parties agreed to continue working on depoliticizing this issue in the interests of both countries.

The meeting also discussed Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Poroshenko stressed the importance of supporting Warsaw, in particular for the faster opening of the next negotiation clusters.

The issue of opening negotiation clusters for Ukraine remains relevant today: on September 8, representatives of EU countries are again trying to make progress on clusters 2 and 3, which were previously blocked by Hungary.

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