Morawiecki calls for Ukraine's fast EU candidate status in Kiev

(Added statements by Kajinsky and Zelensky) Krakow (Poland), March 15 (EFE). Polish Prime Minister Mateus Moraviecki insisted on the need to quickly grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for joining the European Union (EU) after a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev. According to the Polish news agency PAP, Morawiecki said that after a meeting with Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital, he traveled with Pietr Fiala and Janez Jansa from the Czech Republic and Slovenia, “the EU should give it that status as soon as possible.” In addition, Jaroslaw Kaczinsky, the leader of the Government Law and Justice (PI) Party of the Polish delegation who traveled to Kiev, called for the creation of an “international peace force” for Ukraine, perhaps NATO. Ukraine “requires NATO peacekeeping missions or an extensive international framework,” Kaczinsky stressed that “in addition to solidarity and recognition, international courage is needed.” Zelenski expressed gratitude and confidence to the “three great nations” of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, who, despite the “cruelty of Russian aggression” and the siege of the capital, showed “not to be afraid”. “They are here to support us and this is a very strong and courageous step.” “, said the President of Ukraine, who posted an image of the meeting with the leaders of the European Union (EU) countries on his Telegram account. The President of Ukraine and Prime Minister Denis Schmihal met on Tuesday with Moravietsky and Kachinsky, Czech Prime Minister, Piet Fiala, and Slovenian Yanez Jansa. The prime ministers of the three countries of Eastern Europe left in the morning from Poland to Kiev by train on a previously unannounced trip and expressed support for Zelensky and the population of the besieged Ukrainian capital. According to Polish sources, the trip was previously agreed at the unofficial summit of the European Union (EU) held in Versailles last week. A spokesman for the Warsaw government, Piort Müller, reported that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and a representative of the US government were aware of the visit. According to Warsaw, the delegation “represents the EU in effect” and “reached an agreement between Charles Michel, President of the European Commission and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.” Sources from community agencies in Brussels claimed to “recognize” this trip, and the chairman of the board highlighted the “security risks” of visiting the Ukrainian capital due to the siege of the Russian attack. In his first message on social networks shortly after his arrival in Kiev, Morawiecki mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that “this war is the result of the actions of cruel tyrants attacking civilians, bomb cities and hospitals in Ukraine.” In this message, several photos of the leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia were dressed in informal clothes and sitting together at a table with a map of Ukraine. gc-mag/cd/gcf