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The leader of the Polish party Law and Justice (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczynski, stated that in the early stage of the war unleashed by the aggressor country Russia, Ukraine expected actions from Poland that Warsaw could not agree to. His 21 in September was quoted by Rzeczpospolita.
A Polish official said that initially the countries managed to find a solution that supported good Polish-Ukrainian relations, but later they began to develop in another direction.
"I think they initially had somewhat of a strange idea that they would draw us into this war, even on the basis of creating a united state. Zelensky's address in the Sejm was exactly in this direction," the PiS leader said.
11 March 2022 year, during a speech in the Polish parliament, Zelensky spoke of an "extremely strong" alliance with Poland and stated a joint fight for Europe’s freedom and security. "The historical mission of Poland, the historical mission of Ukraine – to be leaders who together will pull Europe out of this abyss. They will save it from this threat. They will stop turning Europe into a victim," the head of the Ukrainian state said.
Kaczynski added that Poland, "even if it were a very warlike country," practically had no real armed forces, so it could not enter the war. "The other side did not notice this, perhaps because of the good reputation we had among Russians," he said.
The PiS leader also suggested that Kyiv’s possible calculations could have included Poland’s membership in NATO. According to him, Ukraine might have believed that this way the goals could be achieved. At the same time the politician stressed that he is "not sure" about this version and that historians should determine it.
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