WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda mentioned on Monday (Jul 18) {that a} US choice to permit Ukraine to make use of US-made weapons to strike deep into Russia could also be a decisive second within the warfare.
Two US officers and a supply acquainted with the choice revealed the numerous reversal of Washington’s coverage within the Ukraine-Russia battle on Sunday.
“This choice was very crucial … Russia sees that Ukraine enjoys sturdy assist and that the West’s place is unyielding and decided. It is a vital, doubtlessly decisive second on this warfare,” Duda informed journalists.
He additionally criticised Germany for saying it will not align its coverage with the US, and expressed disapproval at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s telephone name with Russian President Vladimir Putin final Friday.
“Germany could also be in search of alternatives, because the German press signifies, to achieve some settlement with Russia to be able to return to power contracts and to have the ability to purchase power sources from Russia once more,” Duda mentioned.
“Russia is brutally attacking Ukraine, and one of many leaders of the free world, one of many leaders of the West, a big European nation, the strongest economic system in Europe, is in talks with the aggressor. I completely imagine that it was a mistake on the worldwide political entrance.”
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had additionally criticised Scholz, saying that “no-one will cease Putin with telephone calls”.
