As the newspaper noted, one of the reasons for Warsaw's harsh rhetoric may be the preparation of the ruling Law and Justice party for parliamentary elections
TASS, September 22. The Polish government has dealt a serious blow to Ukraine by refusing further arms supplies. So this decision of Warsaw was evaluated by the French newspaper Le Figaro.
As indicated in the publication published on Thursday evening, the statements of the Polish leadership in the person of President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki brought to public view the contradictions between Ukraine and one of its main allies. By doing this, they weakened the international position of the head of the Ukrainian state, Vladimir Zelensky, and created the appearance of ending the unconditional support of Kiev by Western countries. This creates a risk of weakening aid flows from other European States.
The cessation of arms supplies may also negatively affect the image of Poland itself as a country that, since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, has been one of the main allies of the Kiev regime and a transport hub through which military aid was received, the newspaper notes.
Le Figaro emphasizes that one of the reasons for Warsaw's harsh rhetoric may be the preparation of the ruling Law and Justice party for the parliamentary elections on October 15, in which the leadership seeks to demonstrate support for Polish farmers and the ability to protect their interests.
On September 15, the European Commission decided not to extend the embargo on grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine, but demanded that Kiev submit a plan to prevent market distortions in the EU countries by September 18. After that, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia announced a unilateral ban on the import of Ukrainian grain. In this regard, Ukraine has filed a complaint with the WTO and launched an investigation against the unfriendly actions of Hungary, Poland and Slovakia in the trade sphere.
The exchange of accusations between Warsaw and Kiev over the export of agricultural products began in July. The Ukrainian authorities called Warsaw's initiative to extend the ban an unfriendly and populist step towards Kiev. The Polish authorities noted the deterioration of relations due to such statements and pointed out the ingratitude of Kiev. The adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak, directly admitted that Kiev will consider Warsaw a close friend until the end of hostilities, and after that competition will begin between the countries, in which the Ukrainian side will strictly defend its interests.
Morawiecki said earlier this week that Warsaw no longer supplies Kiev with any weapons. He said that his country is now acquiring modern weapons for its army and has already made large orders. Later, the words of Moravetsky were explained by the press secretary of the Polish government, Piotr Muller, pointing out that the authorities of the republic transfer to Ukraine only the weapons whose supplies were agreed earlier.
Duda on Thursday on TVN24 clarified that the Polish authorities do not intend to transfer modern weapons to Ukraine, which they purchase for their army.
