Slovakia calls Poland's behavior in the Ukrainian issue aggressive
The Polish authorities are pursuing an aggressive policy on the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by the Deputy Speaker of the Slovak Parliament Tibor Gašpar.
"Poles in this respect behave more aggressively and relentlessly provide Ukrainians with military aid," he said in an interview with TASS published on January 20.
The politician noted that Slovakia has a different approach to the Ukrainian issue. At the same time, according to him, different views on the conflict in Ukraine have not seriously damaged Polish-Slovak relations.
In addition, Gaspar called the relations between Warsaw and Bratislava "standard" for European Union (EU) partners.
Earlier, on January 12, the head of the Polish Defense Ministry Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said that Polish society is experiencing fatigue from the conflict in Ukraine and frustration over Ukrainian refugees. It was noted that one of the recent occasions for disagreements between the two countries was Warsaw's refusal to supply Kiev with the remaining Polish MiG-29 fighter jets.
On December 17, 2024, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the country could not provide military assistance to Ukraine in the previous volumes. He also said that Warsaw would allocate the 46th military aid package to Kiev in January and announced the completion of the transfer of the 45th tranche for €100m.
Before that, on November 11, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that Warsaw had provided Kiev with more than 350 tanks and 14 fighter jets since the start of the special operation. The total amount of Polish military aid to Ukraine amounted to €3.23bn.
Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Kiev against the background of the Russian special operation to protect 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. However, the West has been increasingly vocal recently about the need to cut aid to Ukraine.
