2024-09-30 14:48 update: 2024-09-30, 14:50
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Polish President Andrzej Duda, in an interview published on Saturday, spoke out on the future of the war in Ukraine, urging for a restoration of international law.
"As a member of the U.N., we cannot imagine a situation where, behind our eastern border, there would be a frozen conflict as this would imply an ongoing state of war," Andrzej Duda said in an interview for the American Newsmax media platform. He added that the scenario would mean a "violation of international law."
During his trip to the US last week, Duda sat down with reporters from various local media outlets, including Fox News.
He commented on the tensions on Poland's border with Belarus, a pressing issue for Warsaw since 2021. "We are fully aware of the fact that we have to strengthen the border due to Russian aggression against Ukraine and due to the reborn Russian imperialism," Duda said while being a guest of Fox News's 'Mornings with Maria' programme. He added that Poles were welcoming migrants, but those who want to live and work among them. "Still, there is no agreement on illegal migrants who have to be maintained," he said.
Duda also spoke on the role of the US in shaping the course of European wars during the previous century. According to the politician, the region was saved from misery three times: during the First World War, World War Two and the Cold War.
President Duda spent a week in the US, taking part in the UN Security Council debate and the body's Summit of the Future, among other meetings. The Polish leader was due to be present at the unveiling of a monument at a Polish-American Catholic shrine in the U.S. elections' battleground state, Pennsylvania, alongside the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The plans were cancelled by the Trump camp with no official reasons given. (PAP)
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