Polish President Andrzej Duda has expressed hope that there will be no border between Poland and Ukraine in the future, calling the two nations “fraternal.”
Speaking in Warsaw on May 3, the day Poland celebrated its Constitution Day, Duda said he envisaged a time in which the two nations would live “together on this land, building and rebuilding our common happiness and common strength that will allow us to resist every danger.”
In his address, the Polish president apparently echoed a remark made by his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in early March, when he said “effectively we no longer have a border with Poland, with a friendly Poland.” The Ukrainian head of state highlighted how welcoming Warsaw had been to Ukrainian refugees, “not asking them about their nationality, religion or how much money they have.”
This fact was mentioned by the Polish president, too, during his speech on Tuesday. He thanked his fellow countrymen and women for showing their kindness to Ukrainian refugees without being prompted “by any politicians, by any clergy, by anyone.” Duda again cited Volodymyr Zelensky, who recently said that “in view of what the Poles have done, the whole history is not important.”