Polish PM, Ukrainian parliamentary leader discuss military aid to Kyiv

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met with Ukrainian parliamentary leader Ruslan Stefanchuk in Warsaw on Wednesday to discuss military aid to Kyiv, officials said.

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (right) and Ukrainian parliamentary leader Ruslan Stefanchuk (left) meet in Warsaw on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

Photo: Polish Prime Minister's Office/twitter.com/PremierRP

The two also talked about “the need to start Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the European Union as soon as possible" and "the postwar reconstruction of Ukraine,” according to the Polish Prime Minister’s Office.

PM @MorawieckiM met with Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine @r_stefanchuk to discuss:
🔹military support for 🇺🇦 (the value of our deliveries of weapons, ammunition & military equipment has already exceeded EUR 3 billion)
🔹accession negotiations to 🇪🇺
🔹rebuilding of 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/uRTnJSUznl

— Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (@PremierRP_en) May 24, 2023

During the meeting, Stefanchuk thanked the Polish government for its "all-round support of Ukraine," Polish state news agency PAP reported.

With @MorawieckiM, discussed accelerating defence support for🇺🇦,assistance in reconstruction,🇺🇦's path to🇪🇺, the Euro-Atlantic future of🇺🇦, sanctions pressure against ru, @ZelenskyyUa #PeaceFormula

Thank the Government of🇵🇱 for all-round support of 🇺🇦. pic.twitter.com/G1XPBap5gQ

— Ruslan Stefanchuk (@r_stefanchuk) May 24, 2023 

The Polish Prime Minister’s Office said that Warsaw has already provided Kyiv with more than EUR 3 billion worth of weapons, ammunition and military equipment.

Earlier in the day, Ukraine's Stefanchuk, who is on a two-day visit to Warsaw, met with Poland's lower-house Speaker Elżbieta Witek and upper-house Speaker Tomasz Grodzki.

Wednesday was day 455 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

On Thursday, the top Ukrainian lawmaker is expected to address the Polish parliament.  

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Source: IAR, PAP