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Prince William made a surprise trip to visit troops at the Ukraine border

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Aditi Bharade
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The Prince of Wales meets members of the British Armed forces in Rzeszow, Poland.
The Prince of Wales meets members of the British Armed forces in Rzeszow, Poland.Ian Vogler - Pool/Getty Images

  • Prince William made a surprise trip to visit British troops in Poland near the Ukrainian border.

  • He thanked the troops for "keeping everyone safe out here and keeping an eye on what's going on."

  • This is his first trip to Poland since 2017, when he visited with his wife, the Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales visited British troops stationed at a military base in Poland near the Ukrainian border to thank them for their service and for supporting the Ukrainian war effort.

The visit to the base in the south-eastern Polish city of Rzeszow on Wednesday was kept under wraps until the Prince returned to Warsaw, per Reuters. Rzeszow is an hour's drive from the Ukrainian border.

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British troops have been stationed in the city to provide support to Ukraine, per the BBC.

Prince William met Polish defense minister Mariusz Blaszczak at the military base, spoke with Polish and British soldiers, and checked out military equipment while on his visit, per CNN.

"I just wanted to come here in person to say thank you for all that you're doing, keeping everyone safe out here and keeping an eye on what's going on," he told the soldiers, per a video by The Royal Family Channel.