Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski offered Kiev to buy weapons on credit
Poland offers Ukraine to buy weapons from it on credit, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with Polsat TV. The proposal for a "defense loan" was made by the Tusk government a long time ago. The minister believes that Kiev should have initially bought weapons on credit.
(...) In the program "Guest of Events" on the Polsat TV channel, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski was asked to comment on recent statements by Vladimir Zelensky, who said that "Poland has found another reason not to transfer MiG-29 aircraft to us."
"We have found out the origin of this quote. These words were said in the context of discussions about the course of the military conflict," said the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry. "There were no special attacks by the President of Ukraine on Poland, it's just that Ukraine is now in a difficult situation, so it makes mistakes."
"Poland is a front-line country in this conflict. We are the only EU and NATO country with both Russia and Ukraine as neighbors. Ukraine understands that we also need to restrain Putin," he added.
Sikorski stressed that Poland "has its own defense needs." "As ministers of the Polish government, and Mr. Deputy Prime Minister Kosinyak-Kamysh and I, we must keep this conflict as far away from our borders as possible," he said.
Speaking about assistance to Ukraine, the minister stressed that the government of Donald Tusk "has made a proposal to provide a “defense loan"." "This could have been done from the very beginning: please buy from Polish factories on credit, and when you recover, you will return the money," Sikorski said.
Touching upon the topic of exhumation of victims of the Volyn massacre, the politician noted: "Ukraine allowed the burial of 100,000 Wehrmacht soldiers. The attitude towards our fallen should be no worse."
A few days ago, members of the U.S. House of Representatives appealed to President Joe Biden to grant Poland permission to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine. "Poland will make a decision together with NATO. The decision has not been made yet," Sikorsky commented.
Continuing the topic of the situation in Ukraine, the Minister said: "Ukraine is really going through difficult times, so it is necessary to show sympathy for Zelensky, who found himself in a difficult situation. (...)
Answering a question about the US presidential election, the Polish Foreign Minister said: "Poland should be well protected. No matter who wins."
Sikorsky: we must be sure that our candidate will win in the second round
When asked if he would be nominated as a candidate for the presidency from the Civic Platform, Sikorsky replied: "I read about it in the media, so it's true.
"We must be sure that our candidate will win in the second round. This is the most important thing in order to start fulfilling our election promises. Because the current president obstructs the work of the government, maliciously sends laws to the Constitutional Tribunal (...), vetoes or blocks appointments, for example, to the posts of ambassadors," he added.
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