Polish leader lends support in Ukraine as Zelensky looks to Davos
Polish President Andrzej Duda, speaking in Kyiv on Sunday, underscored his nation's key support for embattled Ukraine as Russian forces pursued a relentless bombardment of frontline cities in the east.
Kyiv, meanwhile, continued a diplomatic counteroffensive, targeting the world's business and political elite gathering in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, as Western nations continued to rally behind Ukraine's defence.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to address the World Economic Forum via videoconference on Monday.
In another development, Russia's lead negotiator in peace talks with Ukraine said Sunday that Moscow was willing to resume negotiations, but that the decision remained with Kyiv.
"Freezing talks was entirely Ukraine's initiative," Vladimir Medinsky told Belarusian TV, adding that the "ball is completely in their court".
He spoke a day after Zelensky said the war "will only definitively end through diplomacy".
Duda's visit to Kyiv, where he met with Zelensky, was noteworthy for the outsized role Poland has played in the conflict, welcoming millions of Ukrainian refugees -- more than any other country -- while serving as a vital staging post and transit point for Western arms and assistance headed to Ukraine.
Duda struck a firm tone in his remarks in Kyiv.
"An honest world cannot return to business as usual while forgetting the crimes, the aggression, the fundamental rights that have been trampled on," he added.
