As Politico journalists wrote, Ukraine’s most ardent European partners began to lose ground as elections approached and other domestic problems emerged.
Poland was cited as an example; Against the background of negotiations with Kiev on Ukrainian grain supplies, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the end of the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine. An unnamed Western diplomat said the grain issue casts doubt on Ukraine’s possibility of joining the European Union.
“For a year and a half, Poland tracked every EU member who showed even the slightest change [в отношении поддержки] Ukraine. And now he has shown his true face,” the diplomat noted.
On September 22, Poland refused to supply arms to Ukraine due to a dispute between Warsaw and Kiev over an embargo on Ukrainian grain exports. Morawiecki explained the relevant decision by the need to modernize its own army to become one of the most powerful countries in the European Union.
Previous leaders of Poland denied He met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. According to the information obtained, Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki did not think it was possible to meet with Zelensky during their short break in Polish territory on their way to Kiev.
Previously in Poland detained The Belarusian is suspected of spying for Russia.