Paul Schoe<p>Former President of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> Lech <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wałęsa</span></a> wrote a letter to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>.</p><p>'Mr. President, military and financial aid cannot be equated with bloodshed. Human life is priceless. Gratitude is due to those who sacrifice their blood and freedom</p><p>We urge the US to uphold the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, which established a direct obligation to defend <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> ’s borders in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. These guarantees are unconditional—nowhere do they suggest such aid is a mere economic transaction'</p>