Values The Necessary Of The Presence Of The Peacekeeping Force In Ukraine, Representative Of The Polish PM: Provide Humanitarian Assistance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with the Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. (Polish PM Twitter/@MorawieckiM)

JAKARTA - Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and leader of the ruling PiS party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said an international peacekeeping mission should be sent to Ukraine immediately, equipped with means of self-defense.

This was conveyed after attending a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, along with the Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, as a form of support for Ukraine.

"I think it's necessary to have a peace mission, NATO, maybe some broader international structure, but a mission that will be capable of self-defense, that will operate on Ukrainian territory," Kaczynski told a news conference.

"It will be a mission that will fight for peace, to provide humanitarian assistance. But, at the same time it will also be protected by the right forces, the armed forces," said Kaczynski, who is seen as the main decision-maker in Poland.

Russian airstrikes and shelling hit Kyiv on Tuesday, killing at least five people, authorities said, as assault forces tightened their grip and the mayor declared a 35-hour curfew.

As previously reported, three EU prime ministers, Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland, Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic, and Janez Jansa of Slovenia, became the first foreign leaders to visit Kyiv since last month's invasion, by train.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with the Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. (Polish PM Twitter/@MorawieckiM)

Meanwhile, President Zelenskiy noted, many ambassadors have left Kyiv, saying visiting leaders "are not afraid of anything and more afraid of our fate," thanking them for their support.

"We really trust these countries and the leaders of these countries. We are 100 percent sure, everything we discussed will achieve its goals for our country, our security, and our future," he told a news conference.

The Czech Republic and Poland, former communist countries that are members of the European Union and NATO, have been among the strongest backers of Ukraine in Europe since the Russian invasion.

Prior to the meeting, PM Morawiecki tweeted "here, in war-torn Kyiv, history is being made. Here, freedom struggles against world tyranny. This is where our future all hangs in the balance."

The idea for the trip was agreed at a summit of EU leaders in Versailles in France last week, said Polish prime minister aide Michal Dworczyk. However, an EU official said there was no "formal mandate" given by Brussels.

For information, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in response to a request for assistance by the head of the Donbass Republic on February 24.

President Putin stressed that Moscow has no plans to occupy Ukrainian territory, but aims at the demilitarization and denazification of the country.

Following this move, the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, and several other countries announced sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities. Russia responded by imposing sanctions.