Europe stands with Ukraine as EU leaders risk traveling to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Prime Ministers of Poland, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic showed rode a train to the capital as the war continues.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called for Ukraine to be “very quickly” considered as a candidate to join the EU. Poland also committed to helping Ukraine organize its defenses.
“We are here to admire your fight against such a cruel aggressor. This invasion has to stop,” Morawiecki said. “Those who are killed by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, they can never be forgotten. They are not forgotten.”
“We will never leave you alone. We will be with you. Because we know you are fighting not only for your homes, for your freedom, for your security, but also for ours,” he said.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala coming face to face with the Ukrainian President is “something really special.”
“The main goal of our visit and the main message of our mission is to say to our Ukrainian friends that they are not alone. That Europe stands with you,” Fiala said.
The Czech Republic has now taken in 250,000 refugees, according to the prime minister. They also committed to “continue to provide more aid and support.”
Zelensky thanked the EU leaders for their “wonderful support”. “So many other ambassadors have left Ukraine because of the full-scale Russian invasion.”
“Most important, is that we truly trust these leaders,” Zelensky said. “When we are talking about the security guarantees, about our future in the European Union. When we talk about the sanctions policy, we are 100% assured that whatever we are discussing, whatever we talk about, this will reach a positive outcome for our country.”
He continued that with “friends like this,” Ukraine “can win.”