Obama holds up Poland as model for Ukraine

5 İyun 2014 16:47 | 837

President Obama held up post-communist Poland on Wednesday as a model for its struggling neighbor Ukraine as he warned of "dark tactics" from Russia and vowed to defend a region long trampled by foreign forces.

"Here we see the strength of free nations that stand united," Obama told thousands of people gathered in Warsaw to celebrate the anniversary of elections that led to the end of communist rule 25 years ago.

"This land was invaded and conquered, carved up and occupied," he said. "But those days are over. Poland understands as few other nations do that every nation must be free to chart its own course, to forge its own partnerships, to choose its own allies.

Obama declared Ukrainians the "heirs of Solidarity" — a tribute to the movement that led the push for Poland's political transformation. Like the Poles, the Ukrainians are fighting for self-determination, he said.

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