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US’s Blinken sends congratulations, praises Poland’s support for Ukraine

03.05.2022 20:00
US Secretary of State Antony Blinked congratulated the people of Poland as the country celebrates the 231st anniversary of the signing of its first constitution.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki meets in Rzeszów, southeastern Poland, with US Secretary of State,Antony Blinken, 5 March, 2022.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki meets in Rzeszów, southeastern Poland, with US Secretary of State,Antony Blinken, 5 March, 2022.Photo: Krystian Maj, CC BY 3.0 PL , via Wikimedia Commons

In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the day Poland marks Constitution Day, US official stressed "the critical importance of the enduring partnership" between Poland and the United States "in the face of Russian aggression [in Ukraine ed.]."

"As partners, friends, and NATO Allies, we are working together every day to advance our collective security, our mutual economic prosperity, and our shared democratic values," the statement by Blinken reads.

Invoking his visit to Poland in March, the US Secretary of State praised the country for its "steadfast support for Ukraine and its warm welcome to millions of innocent civilians escaping the brutality of Russia’s war of choice."

Speaking about the future cooperation between Warsaw and Washington, Antony Blinken said that "the United States looks forward to developing (…) partnership [with Poland ed.] even further."

Over 3.11 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine have so far crossed to Poland, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Tuesday.

Source: PAP, www.state.gov