Biden to meet Poland’s leaders on Nato funding against Russia

“The leaders will reaffirm their unwavering assist for Ukraine’s defence in opposition to Russia’s brutal battle of conquest,” the White Home mentioned, noting the three leaders will coordinate forward of the annual Nato summit, to be held July 9 to 11 in Washington.

Talking earlier than the talks, Polish International Minister Radislaw Sikorski urged Home Speaker Mike Johnson to permit a vote on the Ukraine funds, however toned down an earlier plea during which he mentioned Johnson could be blamed if the invoice failed and Russian troops superior.

“If the American bundle doesn’t arrive … Ukraine is perhaps in issue, and which may ultimately imply the necessity for extra American troops in Europe,” he instructed reporters at a Monitor breakfast.

Sikorski additionally appealed to Johnson’s Baptist religion, saying that Russia “persecutes non secular minorities, together with Baptists” in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.

A White Home official mentioned the three leaders would rejoice the twenty fifth anniversary of Poland becoming a member of Nato and can focus on “deepening our defence relationship which has grown nearer over the previous two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”.

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“A return to the established order ante is just not potential. Russia’s imperialistic ambitions and aggressive revisionism are pushing Moscow towards a direct confrontation with Nato, with the West and, finally, with the entire free world,” Duda wrote.

“He won’t give a penny into the Ukraine-Russia battle and subsequently the battle will finish,” Orban instructed state tv late on Sunday. “As it’s apparent that Ukraine by itself can’t stand on its ft.”