On Thursday morning, the UK’s Foreign Minister David Cameron met with his Polish counterpart Radosław Sikorski in Warsaw. Together, they addressed the US House of Representatives, appealing to the latter to approve an aid package to Ukraine. 

The US Senate approved a $95 billion aid package, including funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The fate of the project will be decided by the House of Representatives, dominated by Republicans, who demand that Washington seriously start countering the invasion of immigrants to the country’s southern border. This means that the final adoption of the package is yet to be confirmed. 

“I would like you to treat this as our joint appeal to the United States House of Representatives and personally to Marshal Mike Johnson to put the aid package for Ukraine to a vote. This is […] an epochal decision that will impact America’s credibility around the globe with its allies. So we appeal for this aid package to be voted on” – Sikorski said after his meeting with Cameron.

“Poland is one of Great Britain’s most important allies in Europe and in the world. […] Together, we support maintaining strong transatlantic relations and strengthening the deterrence and defence of the North Atlantic alliance. We cooperate closely in combating terrorism, organised crime, and disinformation. We cooperate in international forums to promote democracy and expand the sphere of security” – the Polish FM emphasised. 

“It is very important that we support each other in helping Ukraine. This is a challenge for our generation. Today, two foreign ministers stand here as in the 1930s, when we faced a similar challenge with an aggressive dictator who sought to change the world by force and ignored the sovereignty, and inviolability of other countries’ borders” – Cameron stressed. 

Since Moscow launched its large-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine two years ago, Poland and the UK have been among the most vocal and meaningful supporters of Ukraine both on the international stage, via the welcoming of numerous refugees and in Ukraine itself.  

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Author: Sébastien Meuwissen