Polish foreign minister responds to Zelenskyy's comments regarding undelivered MiGs: We've done more than any other country
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has commented on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's remarks. Zelenskyy had earlier reminded Warsaw of his request for the transfer of MiG fighter jets to Ukraine.
Source: Polish news channel Polsat News, citing a statement from Sikorski, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Commenting on Zelenskyy's remarks, the Polish foreign minister pointed to the amount of assistance his country provides and the fact that Russia also threatens Poland.
Quote: "Among the countries that help Ukraine, if we take into account military, financial, economic, humanitarian [assistance], and the assistance for Ukrainian refugees, Poland has done more for Ukraine in terms of GDP than any other nation."
Details: Sikorski recalled that there are "almost 300 of our tanks, a lot of heavy equipment, and planes across the eastern border".
"We're trying to help, but we're also a frontline country. Russia also threatens us, and not everything is possible," Sikorski added.
Background:
- Earlier, Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine still hoped to obtain MiG-29 fighter jets from Poland, but Warsaw has not yet provided the aircraft.
- In July, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk mentioned that Poland might consider transferring additional Soviet-model fighter jets to Ukraine if it can find replacements for them in collaboration with its allies.
- Later, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz rejected calls from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to expedite the transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine, citing the same argument.
- On 24 October, Piotr Łukasiewicz, the temporary chargé d'affaires of Poland in Ukraine, said that the country will transfer the remaining MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine once it "fills the gaps" created by the transfer of these aircraft to Kyiv.
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