Speaker of the Sejm Włodzimierz Czarzasty, who is visiting Ukraine, on Tuesday visited one of the places where Kiev residents can seek support when they have problems with lack of electricity or heating. As he said, this visit aroused a lot of emotions in him.
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What impression did Czarzasty's speech make in the Verkhovna Rada?
Who did Czarzasty meet in Kiev?
What emotions accompanied Czarzasty during his visit to the point of steadfastness?
What actions did Czarzasty announce in the context of Ukraine's accession to the EU?
Steadfastness points are places where Kiev residents can warm up, drink tea, charge their phones and feel safe, at least for a moment, 24 hours a day. At the height of the recent frosts, there were about two hundred of them in the city, and thousands of residents benefited from the help. On Tuesday, one of such points was visited by the Speaker of the Sejm, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, who is visiting Ukraine in connection with the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale aggression against this country.
— You really have to be able to name evil – declared the marshal. — Putin and Russia are simply a misfortune for Ukraine, potentially a misfortune for Poland and all of Europe. There is no relativization here, everything must be called by its name, said Czarzasty. He admitted that visiting the point of steadfastness caused him a lot of emotions.
Speaker of the Sejm on his speech to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. “I'm proud”
During his visit to Kiev, the Speaker of the Sejm met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk. On Tuesday, on the fourth anniversary of Russian aggression, Czarzasty appeared in the Verkhovna Rada. The Marshal said he bowed to those who died in defense of an independent Ukraine and condemned Vladimir Putin “as a criminal.” He also stated that accession to the EU would be an important security guarantee for Ukraine and that Poland supported these aspirations.
— I think there will be a strong effect of all this. I am proud not because I spoke, but I am proud that only the representative of Poland spoke today in the Verkhovna Rada. From what I see in the media, both Polish and foreign, it made an impression. Not because of how it was said, but because of what was said – Czarzasty said at a press conference summarizing the visit.
In turn, Vice-Marshal Monika Wielichowska added that at every meeting in Kiev the topic of Polish participation in the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war came up. She also announced that cooperation between the parliaments of both countries would accelerate in the near future.
Marshal Czarzasty on Ukraine's accession to the EU
— We will work to help Ukraine start major work on accession to the European Union as soon as possible. We know perfectly well that security does not end with Poland. We would like to develop Ukraine, we will be happy to welcome Ukraine to the European Union and we will do everything to make this happen as soon as possible, Wielichowska declared.
In this context, Czarzasty criticized “various complaints about whether Ukraine should join the European Union or not.” — There are no complaints. Ukraine must join the EU. We have to do this. There's no point in moaning. We just need to move forward on this matter. This visit also gave me such confidence, he said.
Earlier, the Marshal took part in the Yalta European Strategy (YES) conference.
Before returning to Poland, Czarzasty and Wielichowska still have a meeting planned with Prime Minister Julia Swyrydenko. Czarzasty said that he had “specific issues to deal with for Polish business – both state and private” at this meeting.
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