Poland no longer wants to supply weapons to neighboring Ukraine. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced this on Wednesday on the private television channel Polsat News. The background is the conflict between Poland and Ukraine over Ukrainian grain imports.
Instead of supplying weapons, Poland now wants to equip itself with the most modern weapons, Morawiecki said. Poland supports the victory over the “Russian barbarian” but cannot agree to the destabilization of the Polish market by Ukrainian grain imports, the Polish head of government said. However, the transit of Ukrainian goods will be maintained.
Morawiecki emphasized that Poland would not endanger Ukraine’s security. “Our hub in Rzeszow, in consultation with the Americans and NATO, continues to fulfill the same role as before and will continue to do so,” he said. The southeastern Polish city of Rzeszow is an important hub for Western arms supplies to Ukraine.
NATO and EU country Poland has been one of Ukraine’s largest supporters and arms suppliers since the Russian attack on the country about a year and a half ago. In addition, Poland has taken in almost a million war-displaced people from Ukraine. Recently, the conflict over grain imports from Ukraine caused unrest between the two neighbors and close allies.
Complaint about grain import ban
Agricultural goods are one of Ukraine’s main sources of income. Due to the war against Russia, Ukraine is trying to export more products overland instead of via the disputed Black Sea. Poland and other Eastern European countries fear a drop in prices for agricultural products. The European Commission ended controversial trade restrictions on Ukrainian grain products last Friday. However, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia continue to ban grain imports. Ukraine has therefore filed a complaint against the three countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
On Wednesday, Poland summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw to protest against statements made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the UN General Assembly. The Ukrainian president had said that the “political theater” surrounding grain imports from Ukraine only benefited Russia.
Source: Krone
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