Lithuanian President responds to Morawiecki's statement that Poland will not supply weapons to Ukraine
He emphasized that it is not about the security of individual countries, but the entire region
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, reacting to reports that Poland is suspending arms supplies to Ukraine, told the leaders of both countries that the differences between them should be resolved as soon as possible. Nausėda met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Andrzej Duda in New York during the UN General Assembly session, the press service of the Lithuanian president reports.
"For the sake of a common, most important goal – protecting Europe from Russia's aggressive expansionist policy – the differences between Ukraine and Poland must be resolved as soon as possible. Poland's role in providing support is exceptional. We need to find a solution, because further deepening of the crisis would be irresponsible," Nausėda said.
He emphasized that it is not about the security of individual countries, but the entire region and even the continent.
Poland said on Wednesday that it would not arm Ukraine and would focus on its own defense needs.
"Ukraine is defending itself from a brutal attack by Russia, and I understand this situation, but as I said, we will defend our country. We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine, because we are now arming Poland," said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
The disagreement between Kyiv and Warsaw arose after Poland decided to maintain an embargo on food imports from Ukraine on the eve of the election, explaining it as a way to protect Polish farmers, who are the main supporters of the current government.
Polish President Andrzej Duda compared Ukraine to a "drowning man who grabs for everything" when explaining why Poland extended the ban on Ukrainian grain imports.
"Anyone who has tried to save a drowning person knows that a person who is drowning is extremely dangerous, he or she can be pulled to the depths. It is said that a drowning man is grasping at straws, but in fact he is grasping at everything he can," Duda was quoted as saying by the Polish news agency RAR.
These words offended many Ukrainians. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the UN that some countries only pretend to support Kyiv.
This, in turn, offended Warsaw, and as a result, the Ukrainian ambassador was summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry.
Background. Read more about this extremely dangerous conflict for Ukraine in Mind's article "Friendship to the First Grain: What Will the Ukrainian-Polish Agrarian Conflict Lead to?"
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