Exclusive: Poland's PM on Ukraine war, 'imperial' Russia, and 'short-sighted' EU states
President Vladimir Putin is a "war criminal" who is committing "genocide" in Ukraine and the European Union must not resume "business as usual" with Russia as long as he remains in power, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told Euronews in an exclusive interview.
"This Russia is totalitarian, it's nationalistic, it's imperial, and this Russia wants to re-establish the Russian empire and a post-Soviet Union type of state," Morawiecki said.
"We cannot see a situation where there's a retreat to business as usual. Women and children are dying. Russia [commits] genocide in Ukraine and war crimes. Not with this regime," he added.
"Putin is a war criminal and what he's responsible for in Ukraine is simply beyond one's imagination. I think we should create an international tribunal to trace the crimes and make justice again when the war is over."
Morawiecki spoke with Euronews' Efi Koutsokosta at the end of an international donors' conference that he co-hosted with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Warsaw.
The conference raised €6 billion to support ongoing humanitarian efforts across Ukraine.
"We gathered more than expected," Morawiecki said. "But this amount of money is not good enough, is not sufficient for the enormous needs in Ukraine, given the atrocious war that is going on and on."
During the interview, the Polish PM spoke at length about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which he described as "brutal," and the geopolitical implications for the entire continent.
Since the war broke out on 24 February, Poland has been at the forefront of the international condemnation against the Kremlin, calling for weapons deliveries and the harshest possible set of EU sanctions.
"I believe the war is going to be over sooner
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