Poland, an important ally of Ukraine, no longer wants to supply the Ukrainian army with weapons and other military equipment. This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki late last night. The Polish government is angry that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the country of “political theater” surrounding the Ukrainian grain trade.
The dispute between Poland and Ukraine escalated in recent days after the European Commission decided not to extend the ban on the import of Ukrainian grains and other food products. This import ban protected the markets of Poland and four other Eastern European countries from these relatively cheap products. Poland has indicated in recent days that it will stop these Ukrainian products on its own.
Zelensky further inflamed the conflict yesterday when he said that boycotting Poland was only in Russia’s interest. During his speech In the General Assembly of At the United Nations in New York, Zelensky said the Russians would benefit if Poland continued to ban Ukrainian grains. The Ukrainian ambassador to Poland, who was summoned by the Polish government, said that Poland should “put its emotions aside.”
Now the conflict has gotten so out of control that the Polish government has decided to stop military aid to Ukraine. “We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine, because we are now arming Poland with more modern weapons,” Morawiecki told Polish television channel Polsat News last night. He added: “I warn the Ukrainian authorities.” “If they want to escalate the conflict like this, we will add additional products to Poland’s import ban.”
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