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    By invading Ukraine, Putin destroyed post-Cold War security architecture: Duda in Canada

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     20.04.2024, 06:20

    NATO needs to increase its military capabilities, hence the need for Alliance member states to increase defense spending from 2 to 3 percent of GDP, Polish President Andrzej Duda argued in Vancouver on Friday during a seminar on transatlantic security. “The Russians only know the language of force and only understand this language,” he stressed.

    The Polish president is currently on a visit to North America, where he already met with former U.S. President Donald Trump as well as the Polish diaspora in Canada.

    In his speech during the seminar, he noted that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has implications for the global security system. As he said, Vladimir Putin–by launching the invasion of Ukraine–destroyed the security architecture established after the Cold War. Andrzej Duda stressed that Poland has been predicting and warning against such a scenario for many years because Poles are very familiar with the mentality of the Russians and their way of doing things. He pointed out that Moscow’s imperialism, which was born in the 15th century, has changed little since then.
    In the president’s view, such Russian policy will not change, even if Putin leaves the Kremlin. “The real problem is the imperial mentality of the Russian people. And that is why we must prevail on the front lines. If we hope for any change in Russia, we must bring about its clear military loss,” Duda said.

    He pointed out that Russia is not too concerned about Western sanctions and has enough forces and resources to wage a long war of attrition.

    “This means only one thing for us–we must provide Ukraine with weapons as soon as possible to push the Russian occupiers out of Ukrainian lands,” Duda declared. “We must consistently and quickly strengthen our forces and the military potential of NATO as a whole. This is the only effective way to deter Russia because Russia never attacks stronger opponents,” he added.

    According to Duda, the most realistic scenario for Ukraine to win the war is to ensure its combat capabilities thoughtfully and effectively.

    The president also noted that the anniversary NATO summit in Washington must demonstrate the Alliance’s readiness for collective defense, while at the same time strengthening relations between NATO and Ukraine. Polish diaspora

    Later on Friday, president Duda met with representatives of the Polish community in Vancouver. He pointed out that also owing to the support of the Polish minority, the country belongs to NATO today.

    The president recalled that, according to estimates, some 20 million Poles live outside their homeland today, with more than a million of them living in Canada. As he said, those who feel part of the Polish community often have different views. “However, what unites us is that Poland is one, that our roots are one and our historical memory is one,” Duda said.

    “Difficult times have come to our part of Europe, but we believe we will make it,” he stated, referring to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Earlier, the Polish president commemorated the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by laying wreaths in front of the Holocaust memorial and on the grave of the founder of the British Columbia branch of the Canadian Polish Congress, Jakub Chaim Kaliski.
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