Former Polish President Lech Walesa expresses concern over potential Ukraine peace deal
Poland’s former President Lech Walesa urges next generations to defend democracy, warning that populists and demagogues will “set the world on fire”.
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Poland’s former President Lech Walesa urges next generations to defend democracy, warning that populists and demagogues will “set the world on fire”.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/14/former-polish-president-lech-walesa-expresses-concern-over-potential-ukraine-peace-deal-ef
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00:00Former Polish President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Wałęsa addressed the situation
00:05in Ukraine and spoke of the Ukrainian people's struggle to end the war in an interview with
00:09Euronews. He expressed concern over the conditions under which Ukraine is being pressured into
00:14reaching a ceasefire.
00:15I am afraid that they will force Ukraine to make a bad compromise. But again, logically
00:24looking at it, it will be a loss of 6 to 10 years, according to my calculations. And then
00:30it will all be over.
00:32If we don't defend democracy, demagogues and populists will set the world on fire,
00:36stressed Wałęsa, referring to the threats facing Europe and the world.
00:40What Ukraine is doing is a result of the development of our civilization. What Russia and even
00:48Trump are doing is treachery. This is retreating into development.
00:53He also emphasized that European defense is meant to act as a deterrent with a goal
00:57of changing Russia's attitude to avoid a spillover of the conflict in the wider region.
01:02We have to defend ourselves, we have to protect ourselves, but only so that there will be a
01:09reflection, so that there will be systemic changes and so on. This should be done, not
01:16defeat or victory, because there will be no victory here. We will all be defeated.
01:21The former Polish president expressed hope that just like his solidarity movement installed
01:25democracy in Poland in his era, the next generation will work hard to protect and maintain it.