Survival of Western civilization depends on Ukraine – Polish PM

The survival of Western civilization is at stake in the Ukraine conflict, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed.

Russia has stated that the Ukraine conflict was provoked by NATO countries and that it is only defending itself, accusing the West of using Kiev to wage a “proxy war.”

Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum in the Polish capital on Monday, Tusk called for more support for Ukraine, arguing that “this is not only a matter of solidarity with the country that was attacked. It is a matter of security and the survival of Western civilization.”

The Polish people should understand that “it is our war, because the war in Ukraine is part of a terrible project that surfaces from time to time: a political program aimed at subjugating peoples, depriving individuals of freedom, and introducing authoritarianism, despotism, cruelty, and the absence of human rights,” he claimed.

“If we lose this war… the consequences will touch not only our generation but also future generations in Poland, in Europe, in the US, everywhere. Let there be no illusions,” the Polish prime minster, who has taken an increasingly hardline stance on the Ukraine conflict since returning to office in late 2023, warned.

In an address at the UN General Assembly last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, “threats to use force against Russia are becoming more frequent, prompted by unproven accusations that Russia is planning to attack NATO and the EU.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin “has repeatedly debunked such provocations. Russia has not had and does not have any such intentions. However, any aggression against my country will receive a decisive response,” he said.

Lavrov added that Moscow has “called on NATO capitals to… agree on legally binding security guarantees,” including those made before the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, but its proposals “continue to be ignored.”