Polish Senate approved resolution on Ukraine joining NATO: It is strongest army on continent
The Polish Senate passed a resolution calling on the Alliance to apply the same procedures to Ukraine as it did to Sweden and Finland.
The resolution was adopted unanimously, Censor.NET reports with reference to the Polish Radio.
"Ukraine today has the strongest army on the continent with an extraordinary combat record. The Ukrainian army is rapidly re-equipping with NATO equipment and using operational art and tactics developed over decades among Western allies. ... The defenders need real support through closer political and military cooperation with NATO countries," the resolution says.
The senators emphasized that Ukraine should receive "much more than previous statements about an open door policy" at the NATO summit in Vilnius. They emphasize that Ukraine's accession to NATO should be a political decision - as in the case of Finland and Sweden - the result of a strategic analysis of the challenges and threats beyond the Alliance's eastern border.
"If Russia defeats Ukraine, it will not stop at its western border. The Alliance identified this threat at last year's NATO Summit in Madrid. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia correctly assessed the Russian threat. The majority of European capitals are only now agreeing with us," the resolution says.
The senators recalled that Finland and Sweden had been invited to join NATO under a procedure that had never been used before. They called for the same emergency procedure to be applied to Ukraine.
"Although Sweden is still outside the Alliance's structures, the Allies have decided that they will defend it. The Senate of the Republic of Poland calls on NATO member states to apply a similar emergency procedure to Ukraine," the document says.
The Senate also supported the demands of the states bordering Russia for "strong security guarantees for Ukraine" and for Ukraine to show the way to NATO membership.
