Contrary to what the Ukrainian authorities say, Poland is the leader of aid, including military aid," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish on Radio Zet. The Minister of National Defence announced that next week a study on Polish military equipment for Kiev will be presented.
Deputy Prime Minister, National Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was a guest of the morning program Radio Zet. The head of the MON in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski raised, among others, issues concerning the presidential elections in the United States and the support that Poland has provided since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
“I congratulate president Donald Trump,” said the minister. He admitted that he was optimistic about the results of the United States presidential election. We have nothing to worry about. Poland next year will spend 4.7% of GDP on defence and security. We are 1 of the best allies and, in my opinion, the best ally and typical of European-American cooperation. I see an chance for Poland," added the head of the MON. He stressed that in the current situation Poland could play a very crucial function as a "connector between the US and the European Union".
The conversation besides afraid Polish-Ukrainian relations. Volodymyr Zelenski publically criticized the Polish authorities a fewer days ago for not supporting the war with Russia. The Ukrainian leader spoke, among others, about the fact that Poland refused to defend air gas warehouses close Stryj in the Lviv Oblast and did not supply aircraft so that Ukraine could do so on its own.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz clearly stated that Poland will not shoot down rockets over Ukraine's territory until the full North Atlantic Alliance decides to do so collectively. – Poles do not want to be straight active in military activities, they do not want Poland to be part of this conflict. If there is an answer and NATO's common position on this matter, we will decide like the Alliance. For now, there are no specified decisions," he said.
The head of the MON added that president Zelenski is trying to keep Ukrainian interest from disappearing. "It would surely be easier for him if another countries participated in this, but Poland is not a organization to this conflict. Poland carries humanitarian and military aid. He is 1 of the countries that give this aid the most – Kosiniak-Kamish noted. He explained that Poland donated as much military equipment as it could. “The limit of transferring equipment is its own safety,” he said. He besides referred to the Ukrainians' request to hand over more fighters. – MiG-i-29 patrol the Polish sky and service to rise the qualifications and skills of Polish pilots to be ready to defend their homeland. So I cannot say that I agree to the transfer of aircraft that service to defend Poland. It is not my consent," he stressed.
The head of the MON explained that a study on military equipment was prepared in the Ministry of Defence. The public part of the paper is to be made public next week. “The study proves that Poland is the leader of aid, including this military aid in any areas,” Kosiniak-Kamish said. He mentioned, among others, a coalition that concerns armored capabilities. Its leaders are Poland and Germany, but the Italians are besides active in it. Coalitions focus on training Ukrainian soldiers and mobilize Western states to hand over as much dense equipment as possible to Kiev authorities. The Ukrainian army has already joined. Abrams of the United States or Leopardy from Germany and Spain. In addition to a twelve tanks of this type, Poland donated a crucial number of T-72 and PT-91 Tough machines to Ukraine.
