>**Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said in a New Year’s message that the war in neighbouring Ukraine “cannot end in a victory for Russia,” but must conclude with “a just peace.”**
>Duda told the nation in a televised address on Tuesday evening that a was absolutely crucial to Poland’s security and that his country’s position on the ongoing war beyond its eastern border has been “constant and unchanging” since the beginning of Russia’s full–scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
>”For me, the security of Poland and Poles has always been a top priority and an issue that should rise above all political divisions,” Duda said in his New Year’s Eve address.
>He stated emphatically: “This war cannot end in victory for Russia. It must end in a just peace that ensures that another, perhaps even greater, conflict does not break out in the future.”
>**’Our security rests on two pillars’**
>Duda also said in his address that Poland’s security “rests on two pillars: a strong and modern army and the strength of our alliances.”
>He added: “In Washington in March, I set out a proposal to increase defence spending by all North Atlantic Alliance countries to 3 percent of their GDP. I am pleased that more countries are joining my initiative today. Because only a strong NATO, led by the United States, can guarantee the security of Poland and our entire region.”
>The president asserted that the Polish people “know very well that there is no secure Europe without the commitment of the United States,” both militarily and economically.
>That is why the top priority of the Polish presidency of the European Union, which begins on January 1, is to strengthen cooperation between the EU and the United States, Duda said.
>”Throughout my presidency, I have consistently sought to strengthen the strategic Polish–American relationship,” Duda told Poles. “Today I am proud to say that they are stronger than ever, but I am convinced that in the coming months they can take on an even deeper dimension.”
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>**Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said in a New Year’s message that the war in neighbouring Ukraine “cannot end in a victory for Russia,” but must conclude with “a just peace.”**
>Duda told the nation in a televised address on Tuesday evening that a was absolutely crucial to Poland’s security and that his country’s position on the ongoing war beyond its eastern border has been “constant and unchanging” since the beginning of Russia’s full–scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
>”For me, the security of Poland and Poles has always been a top priority and an issue that should rise above all political divisions,” Duda said in his New Year’s Eve address.
>He stated emphatically: “This war cannot end in victory for Russia. It must end in a just peace that ensures that another, perhaps even greater, conflict does not break out in the future.”
>**’Our security rests on two pillars’**
>Duda also said in his address that Poland’s security “rests on two pillars: a strong and modern army and the strength of our alliances.”
>He added: “In Washington in March, I set out a proposal to increase defence spending by all North Atlantic Alliance countries to 3 percent of their GDP. I am pleased that more countries are joining my initiative today. Because only a strong NATO, led by the United States, can guarantee the security of Poland and our entire region.”
>The president asserted that the Polish people “know very well that there is no secure Europe without the commitment of the United States,” both militarily and economically.
>That is why the top priority of the Polish presidency of the European Union, which begins on January 1, is to strengthen cooperation between the EU and the United States, Duda said.
>”Throughout my presidency, I have consistently sought to strengthen the strategic Polish–American relationship,” Duda told Poles. “Today I am proud to say that they are stronger than ever, but I am convinced that in the coming months they can take on an even deeper dimension.”