Polish President names decisive moment in Russia's war against Ukraine
Photo: Poland's President Andrzej Duda (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
US decision to allow Ukraine to use US made weapons to strike deep into Russia may be a decisive moment in the war. Phone calls to Putin are a mistake, according to Poland's President Andrzej Duda, Reuters reports.
"This decision was very necessary ... Russia sees that Ukraine enjoys strong support and that the West's position is unyielding and determined. It's a very important, potentially decisive moment in this war," Duda told journalists.
He also criticized Germany's position, particularly its statement that it would not align its policies with the United States. Duda expressed disapproval of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's phone call with Vladimir Putin.
"Germany may be looking for opportunities, as the German press indicates, to reach some agreement with Russia in order to return to energy contracts and to be able to buy energy resources from Russia again," Duda said.
He called this approach a mistake on the international political stage. "Russia is brutally attacking Ukraine, and one of the leaders of the free world, one of the leaders of the West, a large European country, the strongest economy in Europe, is in talks with the aggressor. I absolutely believe that it was a mistake on the international political front," the Polish President added.
The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, had also criticized Scholz, remarking that "No one will stop Putin with phone calls".
As reported earlier, the administration of US President Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use American weapons to strike Russian territory. It is a significant shift in Washington's policy in the Russia-Ukraine war.
