Poland admits that the upcoming Ramstein meeting could be the last one

The meeting of a group of Western countries scheduled for January 9 at the Ramstein airbase in Germany to discuss coordination of arms deliveries to Ukraine may become the last in its current format. The head of the Polish Defense Ministry, Vladislav Kosiniak-Kamysh, said on January 8.

"Maybe this is the last meeting in this format, because the new administration [in the US] is very likely to propose another formula for activity," he said at a press conference in the Sejm (lower house of the Polish parliament - Ed.), it was broadcast by TVP Info.

In addition, the head of the Polish Defense Ministry stressed that December and January were particularly busy months for the transportation of weapons through Poland, adding that it is through this country that 90% of all aid packages for Ukraine pass.

Earlier, on November 1, 2024, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that Poland should not have supplied military aid to Kiev on a gratuitous basis, it should have been done in the form of a loan. However, the government has made this proposal only now.

On the same day, Poland explained its refusal to step up aid to Ukraine by prioritizing its security. According to Sikorski, the country, as well as Ukraine, is threatened by Russia, which is why it is impossible to increase aid to Ukraine for the time being.

Before that, on October 31, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (whose term of office expired on May 20, 2024) condemned Poland for refusing to hand over MiG-29 fighter jets to Kiev after an agreement with NATO. According to him, he had agreed on the transfer of the fighter jets with former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Poland was supposed to hand over the Soviet MiG-29s to Kiev and the North Atlantic Alliance would compensate Warsaw for them. But this has so far never happened.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Kiev amid Russia's special operation to defend Donbass, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.