Poland is helping Ukraine in the production of weapons, drones and ammunition, as well as with tank repairs and development of advanced technologies.
According to the Polish chargé d’affaires in Ukraine, Piotr Łukasiewicz, the country does not disclose any such assistance out of fears for the country’s security while at the same time openly confirming that such activity exists.
“Some countries declaring such cooperation, such as the construction of a factory for the production of military equipment, are geographically located far from Russia. And since they are not in danger, they can talk about it. We are very close to each other, so we do not talk about it. This means that geography is very important in this context,” Łukasiewicz explained, according to Do Rceczy.
Despite such concerns, Łukasiewicz also confirmed that a Ukrainian military-industrial complex factory had been built in Poland, although he gave no details.
Other countries known to have similar weapons production agreements include the Czech Republic, Germany, and France, and many Western arms manufacturers have become co-founders of companies in Ukraine.
The former ambassador to Afghanistan (2012-2014), Łukasiewicz graduated from Poland’s Military University of Technology and the National Defense University in Warsaw and wrote a thesis on international state-building in Afghanistan. According to the site of Poland’s Ministry of Defense, he was also a colonel who served as plenipotentiary of the minister of national defense for the Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan (2009-2012).
Back in 2018, Łukasiewicz stated that “Donald Trump is dividing Europe and setting a deadly trap for it, including Poland.”
Weapons and military assistance are not the only arenas in which Poland is assisting the war-torn country. It has also said it will increase electricity exports to Ukraine if Slovakia cuts off Ukraine, as Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said it would after Ukraine ended gas transit from Russia.
It is not known how Poles feel about such commitments, only that support has waned as the war has dragged on.
Majority of Poles now support ‘peace for territory’ in Ukraine
Polish leadership, on the other hand, appears ready to support the war until Ukraine is victorious. pic.twitter.com/PLqz1TNkHj
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) December 18, 2024Meanwhile, many are questioning what Ukrainians who have fled to Poland are contributing with a spike in illegal employment and little to show in terms of tax revenues. The latest news on the state of Ukrainian refugees in Poland was the story Remix News reported on where five masked robbers speaking Ukrainian broke into a Polish man’s house, tied him and his son up, and tortured the father.
Poland: 5 Ukrainian-speaking robbers allegedly pour boiling water on Polish businessman to extract code to his safe
They also tied up the victim's 12-year-old son.
Full story:https://t.co/c4lpcu0aGn
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) January 2, 2025
