Polish Prime Minister reacts harshly to Polish ambassador's summons to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry
Tension between the two countries arose because of Poland's reluctance to allow the import of Ukrainian grain
The summons to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry of the Polish ambassador, the representative of the country that was the only one in Kyiv on the day of russia's invasion of Ukraine, is unacceptable.
This was stated by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Polish Radio reports.
"The summons of the Polish ambassador – a representative of the country that was the only one left in Kyiv on the day of russia's invasion of Ukraine – to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry should not have taken place," Morawiecki wrote on Twitter.
He added that "there should be no such mistakes in international politics, in the context of an ongoing war, given the enormous support Poland has provided to Ukraine."
"We will always defend the good name of Poland, its security, and the interest of any other country will never be higher than the interests of the Republic of Poland," the head of the Polish government wrote.
Also on Tuesday evening, the Polish Foreign Ministry reported that Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Zvarych had been summoned to the Foreign Ministry due to the statements of Ukrainian authorities.
Earlier, Polish Ambassador to Ukraine Bartosz Cichocki was invited to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. The meeting with the diplomat was related to the previous statement by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine for International Policy, Marcin Przydacz.
As reported, the head of the Office of the President of Poland for International Policy, Marcin Przydacz, commenting on the Polish media's demand that five EU countries extend restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports, said that Kyiv "should start appreciating the role that Poland has played for Ukraine in recent months and years."
Ukraine called such statements groundless.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry emphasized that the Ukrainian-Polish friendship was much deeper than politics, and "no statements will prevent us from jointly winning peace and building a common European future."
Background. As reported, after September 15, Poland will extend the ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products. Morawiecki said that Poland would maintain the ban even without the consent of the European Commission.
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