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EU turns from union of rules to union of destinies thanks to Ukraine

27 September, 2024 Friday
13:59

Poland sets an example by extending a hand but sometimes questions what it will gain in return. Similarly, Ukraine sometimes acts as if the world owes us justice and compassion

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We continue to measure our empty ambitions against our western neighbor, forgetting that we are already being destroyed, and they will be next if we do not stand firm.

That is why we need to talk. That is what we are doing with Mustafa Dzhemilev and Ahtem Chiygoz. We need these conversations in Warsaw especially after the alleged statements of Minister Sikorski about Crimea in Kyiv.

At a closed meeting with experts, he allegedly said that Crimea should be placed under a UN mandate in order to hold a referendum there in 20 years.

These words attributed to Sikorskyi were expressed in a Chatham House format. The Chatham House format is a discussion principle that ensures confidentiality, allowing participants to freely share information and ideas without disclosing who made the statements.

And a week after this exchange of views, information about Sikorsky's statement suddenly appeared in the press.

It was clearly an overt provocation and leak, the reasons for which are unknown.

But such statements require explanations, which is why we went to Warsaw with representatives of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people.

Minister Radosław Sikorski was not in Warsaw; he was at the UN General Assembly, where he strongly defended Ukraine. Instead, we met with his deputy, the well-known diplomat Marek Prawda. He previously served for many years as the director of the European Commission's representation in Warsaw and as Poland's ambassador to Sweden and Germany.

Prawda assured us that Sikorski was only commenting on various proposals for ending the war that were being made in the world during the closed-door discussion. And Poland's position remains unchanged: full support for Ukraine and our territorial integrity.

Poland is actively forming a "pro-Ukrainian" bloc within the EU and NATO, which includes Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Other EU countries are also recognizing their own responsibility for security in Europe. According to Sikorski's deputy, the EU is transforming from a union of rules into a union of destinies, and this is thanks to Ukraine.

We met with Pawel Kowal at the Prime Minister's office. Pawel is the head of the Sejm's international commission and the Council for Support and Reconstruction of Ukraine. It was important for us to convey to our Polish colleagues that the fate of Crimea cannot be resolved without the participation of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and the protection of their rights.

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About the author. Mykola Kniazhytskyi, journalist, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament

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