People with EU and Poland flagsMOSCOW, 21 Mar. The European Union does not provide material assistance to Poland in the context of the crisis in Ukraine, while maintaining sanctions against Warsaw, Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Glinsky said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph. According to him, Poland, despite helping Ukrainian refugees, is still under sanctions Brussels, which accuses the country's authorities of violating democratic rights.Russia asked the UN, the OSCE and the ICRC to help evacuate the residents of Mariupol» The EU does not provide real material support. There are talks. Promises are made. But we are spending our money. We organize our people and we are trying to do our best in this situation. On the other hand , politically motivated sanctions against Poland continue to apply,» the Deputy Prime Minister complained. At the same time, he expressed fears that the European Union would not want to fight in the event of a potential expansion of the conflict. «Because even if you have weapons, technologies, you can be very weak if you are not able to sacrifice your life, protect your values, your family, your people. And I'm not sure that modern Europe is ready for such a confrontation,» Glinsky suggested. In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister criticized the idea of French President Emmanuel Macron to create a European army, as this could «destabilize» the continent. «I prefer NATO. In my opinion, the role of the United States and Great Britain is more important, therefore (talking about the European army. — Ed.) Will not stabilize the situation,» he added. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DNR and LNR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, Putin emphasized. activities of the disciplinary chamber for judges. According to the EC, the activities of the Disciplinary Chamber, which can decide on the professional activities of judges, threaten their independence and impartiality. In turn, the Constitutional Court of Poland did not consider this court decision binding.
