Polish PM urges EU not to close doors on Ukraine

Poland’s prime minister on Thursday called on the European Union not to close the door on Ukraine’s aspirations to join the bloc. 

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki talks to reporters in front of the Palace of Versailles in Paris, France, ahead of the European Council summit on Thursday, March 10, 2022.

PAP/Radek Pietruszka

Mateusz Morawiecki made the appeal ahead of the informal European Council summit in Paris, France, the state PAP news agency reported.

The Polish PM said it was “not fair” that some EU leaders wanted to “close the EU’s door on Ukraine” at a time when Ukrainians were dying “for our freedom, for our democracy and security.”

Morawiecki’s words came as the Russian invasion of Ukraine raged for the fifteenth day.

The PM called for tougher sanctions against Moscow for its aggression, adding that it was the only way to stop the “cruel slaughter” it had inflicted on Ukrainians.

🇵🇱🇫🇷🇪🇺 PM @MorawieckiM in #Paris: Here at the European Council, concrete decisions must be taken on strengthening sanctions, because this is the only way we will stop the cruel slaughter which Russia has inflicted on Ukrainians. pic.twitter.com/Usiy01eRpW

— Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (@PremierRP_en) March 10, 2022

Russia’s assault on Ukraine began on February 24.

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Source: PAP, IAR

Radio Poland's Michał Owczarek has this report.

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