Dispute over fighter jets
Poland: “Have their own defense needs”
EU and NATO member Poland is one of the most committed political and military supporters of Ukraine, which is under attack from Russia. Poland has also taken in almost one million refugees from its neighboring country. But now there is a row between Kiev and Warsaw over fighter jets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently complained that Poland is delaying the delivery of promised MiG-29 fighter jets to his country. In response, Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski made it clear: "We have our own defense needs."
"Poland is also a frontline state"
Ukraine must understand that Poland, as a "frontline state", must also deter Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sikorski told the Polsat News channel on Saturday. According to him, the cabinet in Warsaw has submitted a proposal for a defense loan in connection with the military aid for Ukraine. It could have been done from the beginning, Sikorski argued: Ukraine could buy armaments factories in Poland on credit and pay the money back during reconstruction.
Judging by media reports, however, the proposal is unlikely to meet with much approval in Kiev. Selensky also recently criticized Poland for not wanting to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine. Warsaw points out that such a step would require a joint NATO decision.
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