02:43Mandatory credit: Chancellery of Poland's Prime Minister
Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister during press briefing in Warsaw on Wednesday, claimed Ukraine 'has every right to wage war' in response to the question if Poland supports Kiev's attack on Russia's Kursk region.
"Ukraine's actions are defensive actions. What Russian troops are doing to the territory of Ukraine bears the hallmarks of genocide and inhumane crimes. Ukraine has every right to wage war in such a way as to effectively paralyse Russia in its aggressive intentions," he said.
Polish Prime Minister added he is not surprised 'for some an unexpected change in the situation at the front' claiming Kiev is not taking steps after the consultations on 'where who will move'.
"The biggest risk for Poland and Europe is that Ukraine will lose the war and Russia will win. This is a risk that will directly affect Poland and, in my opinion, the whole of Europe," Tusk concluded.
Ukrainian forces first entered Kursk region on August 6, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation'.
On Monday Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'. Meanwhile, Kursk's acting governor stated that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control" adding that the "depth of penetration into the territory… is 12 kilometres. The width along the front is 40 kilometres."
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'Ukraine's actions are defensive actions' - PM Tusk asked if Poland backs Kursk attack, claims Kiev 'has right to wage war'
Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister during press briefing in Warsaw on Wednesday, claimed Ukraine 'has every right to wage war' in response to the question if Poland supports Kiev's attack on Russia's Kursk region.
"Ukraine's actions are defensive actions. What Russian troops are doing to the territory of Ukraine bears the hallmarks of genocide and inhumane crimes. Ukraine has every right to wage war in such a way as to effectively paralyse Russia in its aggressive intentions," he said.
Polish Prime Minister added he is not surprised 'for some an unexpected change in the situation at the front' claiming Kiev is not taking steps after the consultations on 'where who will move'.
"The biggest risk for Poland and Europe is that Ukraine will lose the war and Russia will win. This is a risk that will directly affect Poland and, in my opinion, the whole of Europe," Tusk concluded.
Ukrainian forces first entered Kursk region on August 6, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation'.
On Monday Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'. Meanwhile, Kursk's acting governor stated that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control" adding that the "depth of penetration into the territory… is 12 kilometres. The width along the front is 40 kilometres."
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Mandatory credit: Chancellery of Poland's Prime Minister
Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister during press briefing in Warsaw on Wednesday, claimed Ukraine 'has every right to wage war' in response to the question if Poland supports Kiev's attack on Russia's Kursk region.
"Ukraine's actions are defensive actions. What Russian troops are doing to the territory of Ukraine bears the hallmarks of genocide and inhumane crimes. Ukraine has every right to wage war in such a way as to effectively paralyse Russia in its aggressive intentions," he said.
Polish Prime Minister added he is not surprised 'for some an unexpected change in the situation at the front' claiming Kiev is not taking steps after the consultations on 'where who will move'.
"The biggest risk for Poland and Europe is that Ukraine will lose the war and Russia will win. This is a risk that will directly affect Poland and, in my opinion, the whole of Europe," Tusk concluded.
Ukrainian forces first entered Kursk region on August 6, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation'.
On Monday Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'. Meanwhile, Kursk's acting governor stated that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control" adding that the "depth of penetration into the territory… is 12 kilometres. The width along the front is 40 kilometres."
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.