Poland’s President Addresses Ukraine’s Parliament, Calls for Removal of All Russian Troops

KYIV, Ukraine—In a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that only Ukraine should decide any terms upon which it pursues peace with Moscow, and called for a complete removal of all Russian troops in Ukraine, breaking with European leaders who have suggested the partly-occupied country should accede to some of its attacker’s demands.

Mr. Duda, the first foreign leader to address Ukraine’s parliament in person since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasionalso called for the European Union to increase sanctions on Russia and accept Ukraine as its newest member.

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