didn t think was possible a year ago. the democracies of the world have grown stronger, not weaker. but the ought congratulates of the world have grown weaker, not stronger, because in moments of great upheaval and uncertainty that knowing what you stand for is most important. and knowing who stands with you makes all the difference. people of poland know that. you know that. in fact, you know it better than anyone here in poland because that s what solidarity means. when the beautiful city was destroyed after the warsaw uprising during decades under the iron fist of communist rule poland endured because you stood together. that s how brave leaders of the opposition and the people of belarus continue to fight for their democracy. that is how the resolve in
fear and force. he found himself at war with a nation led by a man whose courage would be forged in fire and steel, president zelenskyy. president putin, president putin is confronted with something today that he didn t think was possible a year ago. the democracies of the world have grown stronger and not weaker. but the autocrats of the world have grown weaker and not stronger, because in the moments of great upheaval and uncertainty, that knowing what you stand for is most important and knowing who stands with you makes all of the difference. the people of poland know that. you know that. in fact, you know it better than anyone here in poland, because that is what solidarity means. through partition and oppression on the beautiful city when it was destroyed in the warsaw