On Friday, February 4, the Upper House of the Polish Parliament unanimously, with 92 votes in favor, voted for the adoption of the resolution in support of Ukraine.
This is reported by WNP.pl
According to the resolution, a free Ukraine is one of the guarantors of Poland's security. Poland was the first country to recognize Ukraine's independence, and the next Polish governments supported the strategic partnership between Kyiv and Warsaw.
"Today, when Ukraine faces a deadly threat - the threat of another invasion, it is especially important that the authorities of the Republic of Poland reliably support our neighbor. Without an independent Ukraine, there is no safe Poland. Free Ukraine is one of the guarantees of Poland's security," the document says.
Poland confirmed the political and financial assistance to Ukraine, the supply of weapons, as well as the participation of the NATO military in training Ukrainian service members, because "Ukraine was in mortal danger". It is emphasized that all actions aimed at deterring the aggressor have a huge impact on the morale of the Ukrainian people.
"The purpose of this escalation of tension is to destabilize Europe. This may lead to the largest armed conflict since World War II," the resolution says.
At the same time, the Polish Senate assured that dialogue with Moscow is still possible. However, this cannot happen under current circumstances.
"However, it (dialogue – “Apostrophe”.) cannot take place in a situation of military blackmail, undermining the principle of border inviolability in Europe and hybrid attacks on democratic institutions. The condition for this dialogue is the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border,” the senators said.
In 1994, the United States, Britain and Russia pledged to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and to refrain from any threat of force against its independence in exchange for Kyiv giving up its nuclear capabilities. Ukraine has fulfilled its obligations, but Russia nevertheless attacked Ukraine in 2014, annexed Crimea and controls separatists in the Donbas, the resolution said.
"Before another Russian invasion, Ukraine is unconditionally supported by the North Atlantic Alliance, the EU and the United States. Authorities in Kyiv began strategic cooperation with NATO in 1997, and Allies in 2008 agreed to its future membership. Today, we are facing the test of this open-door policy," the resolution reads.
After its adoption, the document will be published in the government's Monitor Polski newspaper.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland Andrii Deshchytsia was present in the Senate hall during the vote. To the applause of Polish lawmakers, Senate Marshal Tomasz Grodzki symbolically handed over the text of the resolution to the Ukrainian diplomat.
Earlier, Apostrophe reported that Poland had decided to transfer Piorun man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems and ammunition toUkraine.