Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, following a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Magyar, announced that he and the Hungarian Prime Minister will work on a common European position regarding Ukraine. He emphasized that he and Magyar share "similar views" on this issue, UNN reports, citing PAP.
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"Ukraine is very interested in accelerating accession negotiations. It aspires to membership in the European Union. Poland fully supports these plans," Tusk stated.
He noted that together with Magyar, they would adhere to "all the rules that also applied to Poland" when it joined the EU.
As Telex points out, Tusk said that they will work together to develop a common position on Ukraine, and that their positions on this issue, according to him, do not differ much.
The head of the Polish government emphasized that he counts on "friendly and critical, when necessary," cooperation with the Hungarian government.
"I think we will be able to work out a common position very quickly," he added.
Oil and gas issues
The issue of energy resources was also discussed.
The Polish Prime Minister also spoke about the use of Russian oil and natural gas: they are now completely independent of Russian energy resources, and he offered his assistance to Péter Magyar on this matter.
"In Poland, we were able to achieve complete independence in a very short time thanks to the diversification of energy supplies. Dependence on a single state – remember, Poland was 90% dependent on Russian gas and oil supplies – always makes sovereignty somewhat illusory. Today we are completely independent of supplies and have multi-vector opportunities for action," the head of the Polish government emphasized.
"I am ready, if necessary, to offer cooperation, assistance, and investment in infrastructure so that the entire region becomes truly autonomous and as independent as possible in matters of energy supply and energy sources," Tusk said.
At the same time, Tusk stated that the new Hungarian government's decision regarding the choice of energy sources is sovereign.
"I am sure that it will be a sovereign decision of the new government regarding the choice of energy sources. I can only help by offering options," said Donald Tusk, who was asked by Telex for his opinion on the fact that Hungary continues to buy Russian energy resources and will continue to do so in the future, as it is one of the cheap sources.
Tusk said that when he spoke about an energy union in the EU 14 years ago, he already held the position that fully sovereign countries also need energy independence.