It would be odd, ... to start putting in place something that might mean that you end up in direct conflict between western forces and Russia.”
Poland will not send troops to Ukraine. I want to be really clear on this. We have other tasks,
Russia has always tried and will continue to try to drive a wedge in our relations, but we hope for the wisdom of our peoples and governments."
Among all the options to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, there is a possibility of sending experts or even troops in limited numbers outside any conflict zone to support Ukrainians and demonstrate solidarity,
The European countries have to play a leading part in that guarantee, but require a backstop from the US because, in the end, it is only the US that can provide the deterrence to Putin that will prevent him attacking again,
Of course, our position on issues related to security, defense and military alliances is completely different. We have a different approach there, and everyone knows it,
Ukraine is already part of Europe and will be part of an equal European Union,
We are talking about processes of economic integration. Here, of course, no one can dictate anything to another country, and we are not going to do that.”