Zelensky thanks Pes, Lithuanians for their sidarity, support for Ukraine

The head of state said this in a letter to the participants in the Warsaw celebrations on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the January Uprising, which was read out by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Pand, Vasyl Zvarych, in the presence of Presidents Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nauseda, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

Zelensky noted in the letter that this event is important in the common history of the Ukrainian, Pish and Lithuanian peles, "the powerful symbism of which is particularly relevant."

He said that 160 years ago, the peles of the three countries united their efforts, standing side by side against Russian imperialism and tyranny. According to him, the January Uprising of 1863-1864 accelerated the national revival and liberation movement on the territory of present-day Ukraine, Pand and Lithuania.

"Today, honoring the memory of the January insurgents, we feel unity and a special historical connection with our predecessors, who then bravely stood up for the defense of freedom and independence. Similarly, now Ukraine, Pand and Lithuania have united in posing armed aggression by Russia, which has challenged the security of the whe of Eure and the world by attacking Ukraine," the letter read.

Zelensky expressed gratitude for the unwavering support and sidarity of Pish and Lithuanian friends who set an example of leadership in defending common Eurean values.

"Today, together with you, we are writing a new history of the struggle for the independence of our states and the entire united Eure. And I am convinced that this struggle will be successful in the name of the January insurgents and all generations of the Ukrainian, Pish, and Lithuanian peles, who for centuries fought for their right to live freely on their land," the letter reads.

The January Uprising is an uprising of 1863–1864 on the lands of the former Pish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Ukrainians, Lithuanians and Belarusians took part in the uprising together with the Pes. The uprising was a guerrilla war during which more than 1,000 battles and skirmishes took place. It ended with the defeat of the insurgents.

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