Polish President, FM host Ukraine’s top diplomat

Poland’s president on Thursday held talks with the foreign minister of Ukraine, discussing support for Kyiv and its drive to join the European Union. 

Poland's President Andrzej Duda.

PAP/Leszek Szymański

Andrzej Duda hosted Dmytro Kuleba late on Thursday as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued for the fifteenth day. 

Kuleba later tweeted his gratitude to the Polish president “for enhancing military, financial & humanitarian aid for Ukraine,” public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported. 

On my way back to Ukraine from Antalya and building up on the dialogue of 🇺🇦🇵🇱 leaders, I was received in Warsaw by @AndrzejDuda. Grateful for enhancing military, financial & humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Discussed practical steps to protect Ukraine and promote our EU membership.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) March 10, 2022

Poland’s Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau also met with his Ukrainian counterpart, and the two top diplomats agreed that pressure must be stepped up on Russia to end its aggression against Ukraine.  

Kuleba also thanked Rau for Poland’s support for Ukrainian refugees escaping the Russian invasion, according to IAR.

Productive meeting with my friend & counterpart @RauZbigniew in Warsaw. Agreed: pressure on Russia must further mount until it ceases its barbaric aggression. I thanked Poland for taking care of Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war, stressed the importance of ensuring their rights.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) March 10, 2022

Ukraine’s foreign minister stopped in Warsaw on his way back from ceasefire talks with the Russian diplomacy chief Sergei Lavrov in Antalya, Turkey.

After the meeting in Antalya, Kuleba said Lavrov had failed to promise the creation of a humanitarian corridor out of the besieged city of Mariupol. The talks produced no breakthrough on a ceasefire, either, he added, according to IAR. 

Thursday was day fifteen of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24.

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Source: IAR, PAP