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itself. if ukraine is able to defend itself and we participate together in the reconstruction of yeah, ukraine has -- of ukraine, ukraine has got a lot of natural a resources. it has got a huge development potential, and i think that ukraine will have a lot to thank for any kind of help but also repay any kind of loan. this support is indispensable for ukraine. that is why i urge them to support as soon as possible, because russian aggression has to be stopped. thanks to support with equipment, thanks to support with guns, ukrainians, i firmly believe, are able to stop russia, russian aggression themselves with our support so that it does not spill out, spill over. maria: mr. president, it has been more than two years. do you think ukraine can win this? >> translator: that is not a question of ukraine winning this war, it is a question that russia does not win it.
>> translator: myself and president trump are friends for four years when he served as president of the united states. we collaborated with one another with excellent results. for polish-american cooperation which during the tenure of donald trump, this cooperation was elevated at a much higher level. and back then we also entered into very important contracts, economic and military ones, important for poland and the u.s. thanks to that, to poland will soon get f-35s. today our pilots are being trained here in the united states, and those fighter e jets will be given, these will be the polish f-35s that that will be given to poland. we're really delighted with it because that -- [inaudible] secondly, we talked and we entered into contracts to construct the first nuclear power plant in poland based on
maria: welcome back. breaking news this morning after the house passed a $95 a billion foreign aid package yesterday which includes $60 billion in new aid to ukraine on top of the $10 billion that the u.s. has -- $100 already sent in the last two years. russia's brutal invasion of ukraine enters the 788th day. more than two years in, polish president andrzej duda is calling on nato allies to increase their defense spending to 3% of their gdp to stop that russian imperialism. i spoke with president duda on thursday in his only u.s. interview about russia's aggression in eastern europe and his meeting with former president trump at trump tower this week. >> translator: this is cruel russian imperialism which, unfortunately, we know from our history, we know it well even in central europe. first of all, you have to show that nato is a aa live -- alive
attack. we can see the regime inviting citizens from countries of the middle east, far east and africa, and they are literally, we've got evidence, video recordings, they are literally pushed to the border in order to cross that border illegally. and we are defending that border very decisively not only because it's our polish border, but also because this is the border of the european union. we treat our commitment in a serious way, but we are also a defending poland against an influx of illegal migration especially in a situation that is orchestrated. because without a doubt, it's orchestrated by the belarusian regime, and without a doubt it is inspired by moscow. maria: you also met with president trump while you were in new york this week. tell us what you discussed. you were with him for, what, more than two hours? [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: myself and
go into poland, into other nato countries? >> translator: you cannot exclude that. if the world, if a free world -- i want to stress that -- nato member states, the united states, if they allow are putin to win in ukraine, if they allow russia to win this war in ukraine, then there is a very high probability that he will make another aggressive step because this is the insatiable russian imperialism. we know it is indispensable to make sure that ukrainians are defend themself, and this is my effort also to the u.s. politicians, make this decision. donate equipment. because this is enough for ukrainians to defend their homeland. maria: how does this new, direct attack from iran on israel change the backdrop for you? [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: you can are is have different views on the situation. of course, you need to be aware of one thing. the whole situation which started with hamas if' attack on israel in october of last year,
the point is that putin does not win this war. ukraine will win the war, we can say it this way, although for majority it will not be a victory only if it is able to defend itself. then we will be able to say, yes, ukraine will be able to defend it. maria: it would be a major game-changer if the u.s. tapped into lng resources here, would it not? >> translator: in terms of gas, yes. indeed. since the presidency of president donald trump, we have been buying gas from the united states. back then we signed first contracts for lng gas deliveries. by the way, i visited saw bean pass to see the terminal, to see the places from where the gas is sent to poland, and right now we are receiving that gas, and this has been going on for a couple of years now. i'd like to say that the i am
itself. if ukraine is able to defend itself and we participate together in the reconstruction of yeah, ukraine has -- of ukraine, ukraine has got a lot of natural a resources. it has got a huge development potential, and i think that ukraine will have a lot to thank for any kind of help but also repay any kind of loan. this support is indispensable for ukraine. that is why i urge them to support as soon as possible, because russian aggression has to be stopped. thanks to support with equipment, thanks to support with guns, ukrainians, i firmly believe, are able to stop russia, russian aggression themselves with our support so that it does not spill out, spill over. maria: mr. president, it has been more than two years. do you think ukraine can win this? >> translator: that is not a question of ukraine winning this war, it is a question that russia does not win it.
westinghouse technology, it is the u.s. technology. more than 4 percent of gdp, we spend more than 4% of our gdp on defense. huge part of that accounts for purchases in the united states the starting from missile defense system which right now is being delivered to poland from the united statesment -- united states. of next batteries for the delivery system are being delivered true the already mentioned f-35 five generation fighter yet es. maria: what is your reaction to something that president trump has been talking about in terms of aid to ukraine being a loan? well, of course, to a large extent -- >> translator: well, this is an issue of domestic policy being implemented by the united states. to me, what is most important is that that ukraine gets support. i believe that thanks to this support, also thanks to the support precisely of the united states as the most powerful power on the free world, ukraine will be able to defend if
go into poland, into other nato countries? >> translator: you cannot exclude that. if the world, if a free world -- i want to stress that -- nato member states, the united states, if they allow are putin to win in ukraine, if they allow russia to win this war in ukraine, then there is a very high probability that he will make another aggressive step because this is the insatiable russian imperialism. we know it is indispensable to make sure that ukrainians are defend themself, and this is my effort also to the u.s. politicians, make this decision. donate equipment. because this is enough for ukrainians to defend their homeland. maria: how does this new, direct attack from iran on israel change the backdrop for you? [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: you can are is have different views on the situation. of course, you need to be aware of one thing. the whole situation which started with hamas if' attack on israel in october of last year,
the point is that putin does not win this war. ukraine will win the war, we can say it this way, although for majority it will not be a victory only if it is able to defend itself. then we will be able to say, yes, ukraine will be able to defend it. maria: it would be a major game-changer if the u.s. tapped into lng resources here, would it not? >> translator: in terms of gas, yes. indeed. since the presidency of president donald trump, we have been buying gas from the united states. back then we signed first contracts for lng gas deliveries. by the way, i visited saw bean pass to see the terminal, to see the places from where the gas is sent to poland, and right now we are receiving that gas, and this has been going on for a couple of years now. i'd like to say that the i am