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Ritual workers load bodies of killed Russian soldiers to a refrigerated rail car, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at a compound of a morgue in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 22, 2022.
Polish President Andrzej Duda addressed the Ukrainian parliament Sunday, rebuffing suggestions that Kyiv should cede part of its territory to Russia to end Moscow’s three-month invasion, Voice of America reports.
"Worrying voices have appeared, saying that Ukraine should give in to Putin's demands,” Duda told Ukrainian lawmakers, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Only Ukraine has the right to decide about its future... nothing about you without you," he added, to a standing ovation in the chamber.
Duda, the first foreign leader to give a speech in person to parliament since Russia's February 24 invasion, said the international community must demand that Moscow completely withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory.
"If Ukraine is sacrificed for... economic reasons or political ambitions — even a centimeter of its territory — it will be a huge blow not only for the Ukrainian nation, but for the entire Western world,” Duda said.
The Polish leader, whose country has accepted more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war, said he “will not rest until Ukraine becomes a member of the European Union.”
SOURCE: VOA