The Polish Ministry of Defense responded to Blaszczak's demand not to transfer Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Polish Deputy Minister of Defense Cezary Tomczyk criticized former Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak for his opposition to the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. He stated that the transfer of two or three missiles would not weaken Poland’s defense.
Tomczyk emphasized that destroying aerial targets over Ukraine also contributes to Poland’s security, since some of the missiles that could threaten Polish territory first fly over Ukraine.
“If we truly believe that Poland will somehow lose its capabilities by transferring two or three missiles to the Ukrainian system—where everything that reaches Poland —and we know this happens from time to time—first passes through Ukrainian territory and can be shot down there, then that means only a madman would come up with such arguments,” Tomczyk stated.
Former Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak spoke out against the possible transfer to Ukraine of another batch of missiles for the Patriot air defense systems. He called such intentions by Donald Tusk’s government “absolutely unacceptable.”
In July, the Polish Ministry of Defense officially confirmed that several months earlier, Warsaw had transferred PAC-3 missiles for the Patriot systems to Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk clarified that the transfer involved five missiles.
He made these remarks during an appearance on Polsat News.
A former Polish defense minister spoke out against transferring Patriot missiles to Ukraine.
The former Polish defense minister returned a state award to Ukraine.
In response to the Polish president’s actions, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga stated that he would return his state award to Poland.
