hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the polish president, andrzej duda, has been given a standing ovation in the ukrainian parliament after he delivered a passionate speech in support of ukraine. it s the first address in person by a foreign leader to the parliament in kyiv since the russian invasion began. president duda, who earlier met with ukraine s president zelenskiy, said that only ukraine has the right to decide its future. if ukraine is pushed to sacrifice even a centimetre of its territory, just to keep things calm, for economic reasons or political ambitions, it will be a huge blow, not only for the ukrainian nation, but for the entire western world, i have no doubt about that. at a press conference afterwards, president zelensky stressed again his request for ukraine tojoin the european union. the european commission will issue a report injune on whether to accept ukraine s application to become a candidate for membership. it is lik
at a press conference afterwards, president zelensky stressed again his request for ukraine tojoin the european union. the european commission will issue a report injune on whether to accept ukraine s application to become a candidate for membership. it is likely to be a drawn out process as it s already causing dissent within the bloc. translation: poland plays an imortant translation: poland plays an important role translation: poland plays an important role for translation: poland plays an important role for our - translation: poland plays an important role for our common | translation: poland plays an - important role for our common future in the eu. ukraine belongs in europe, no one else other than our polish friends and stanzas, for a long time ukraine believes it has become a part of the eu. it is a part of europe. and later in the programme we ll be talking to a polish journalist who s been meeting both the ukrainian and polish presidents today. staying with ukraine and the