Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced a “historical” joint customs keep an eye on with Poland on Sunday, stressing “team spirit of Ukrainians and Poles is a continuing that no person will damage.”
“An answer has been reached this is revolutionizing the order on our border,” Zelensky mentioned throughout his nightly video cope with. “We’re introducing joint customs keep an eye on with Poland. This will likely considerably accelerate border procedures. It’ll take away many of the corruption dangers. However additionally it is the start of our integration into the typical customs house of the Ecu Union. That could be a really historical procedure.”
Zelensky’s feedback got here at the heels of Polish President Andrzej Duda’s consult with to Kyiv previous within the day. Duda additionally emphasised the team spirit between the 2 international locations as he turned into the primary overseas chief because the Russian invasion to handle Ukraine’s parliament, the Rada.
Zelensky described Ukrainian-Polish members of the family as “in any case on a fully blank, honest foundation, with none quarrels and outdated struggle heritage. That is an fulfillment — the historical fulfillment of our other folks. And I would like the brotherhood between Ukrainians and Poles to be preserved eternally. As I mentioned it these days in entrance of the deputies, our team spirit of Ukrainians and Poles is a continuing that no person will damage.”
Zelensky additionally mentioned he signed a decree introducing a brand new award “to thank the ones towns of spouse international locations that experience helped essentially the most. And Rzeszow turned into the primary such town. The savior town. It’s honest to mention.”
The Ukrainian chief additionally introduced the preparation of a invoice that can replicate the regulation handed in Poland about Ukrainian electorate who sought safe haven in Poland and who “had been legally given the similar alternatives as Poles.”
Just about 3.5 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Poland because the Russian invasion in February, making it by means of a long way the one biggest host country for other folks fleeing the rustic, in keeping with the UN Prime Commissioner for Refugees.
“It’ll be the appropriate gesture to move one of these regulation in Ukraine,” Zelensky mentioned. “Let it’s in order that the electorate of Poland won’t ever have to make use of one of these regulation. However allow us to display our gratitude and our appreciate.”
The Ukrainian chief additionally mentioned he spoke with British High Minister Boris Johnson and “mentioned tactics to extend the amount of our exports, particularly agricultural merchandise. In addition to the amount of gasoline imports to Ukraine.”
