(28 Jun 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kyiv, Ukraine – 28 June 2025
1. Andrzej Duda, Poland’s president arriving, shaking hands with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy
2. Duda and Zelenskyy arriving for news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrzej Duda, Poland’s president:
"For all these years, I’ve been on Ukraine’s side. I am not only a supporter of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Right after the Russian attack, I was the initiator of the letter to the head of the European Commission asking for Ukraine to be granted candidate status to the European Union as soon as possible. Today, I absolutely support Ukraine’s admission to the European Union as soon as possible, but I am also a supporter of Ukraine’s Transatlantic presence. I believe that the desires of the Ukrainian people in this regard should be, should be taken into account and I hope, Mr. President, that in the future this will happen. I want to say it here clearly and distinctly, despite the fact that I am leaving the office of the President of the Republic of Poland, wherever I will have the pleasure of being, I will repeat it and I will strive for it, because I believe that this is simply what the Ukrainian people deserve."
4. Wide of news conference
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrzej Duda, Poland’s president:
Duda on his prospective successor, President-elect Karol Nawrocki (who is being sworn in on Aug. 6, and who like Duda himself has been backed by Poland’s conservative-nationalist former ruling party, Law and Justice):
“I believe that he will build the best neighbourly relationship possible between Poland and Ukraine, for the sake of our states and nations, for the sake of building a space of security, a peaceful and prosperous life in our part of Europe.”
6. Duda and Zelenskyy leaving news conference
STORYLINE:
Polish leader Andrzej Duda said Saturday that he supports Ukraine’s accession to the EU and NATO during a news conference in Kyiv.
"Despite the fact that I am leaving the office of the President of the Republic of Poland, wherever I will have the pleasure of being, I will repeat it and I will strive for it, because I believe that this is simply what the Ukrainian people deserve," he said at a joint news conference with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenksyy.
Nawrocki, Duda’s designated successor who is set to be sworn in on Aug. 6, has vowed to continue helping Ukraine to fend off Russian aggression.
But he also said he would not ratify Kyiv’s accession to NATO, arguing this could result in the alliance being drawn into a conflict with Russia.
His remarks marked a departure from years of Polish policy, including under the former conservative-nationalist government led by the Law and Justice party.
Nawrocki’s campaign, publicly backed by Law and Justice, sought to channel some Poles’ frustration with Ukrainian immigrants, and fears that the fighting could spill over the Polish border.
All parties in Poland have ruled out sending troops to Ukraine.
Duda said hoped Poland would continue to be a strong supporter of Ukraine when his successor takes over as president in August, adding that he believed president-elect Karol Nawrocki "will build the best neighbourly relationship possible between Poland and Ukraine."
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