Poland has criticized the government's decision to declassify information about military aid to Ukraine
Polish Presidential Spokesperson Rafał Leskiewicz criticized the decision by Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz to declassify information about the military aid that Poland provided to Ukraine between 2022 and 2026. He stated that such information should not be made public.
According to Leskiewicz, the release of this information is a “distraction tactic” intended, in his view, to shift public attention away from domestic political problems and scandals facing Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government.
“This is not the best decision. This is classified information, and it should not be disclosed to the public. It is a diversionary tactic,” Leskiewicz said.
In addition, the presidential representative also called the Ministry of National Defense’s decision irresponsible, since, in his words, Poland should not disclose information about arms deliveries to a country at war. He emphasized that such information could be of interest to Russian intelligence services.
Leskiewicz also noted that the Ministry of Defense simultaneously announced its intention to investigate the leak of information regarding the transfer of missiles to Ukraine for the Patriot air defense systems, which, in his opinion, contradicts the decision to declassify the data.
Polish Presidential Spokesperson Rafal Leskiewicz made these remarks during an appearance on Polsat News.
As a reminder, there was outrage in Poland over the alleged secret transfer of scarce Patriot missiles to Ukraine.
The day before, Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that, following consultations with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, he had ordered the declassification of information regarding all Polish military deliveries to Ukraine from 2022 to 2026. He also ordered the Military Counterintelligence Service to identify those involved in the possible disclosure of state secrets.
