Polish deputy speaker claims government secretly transferred Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Krzysztof Bosak, co-leader of Poland's far-right, anti-Ukrainian Confederation party and Deputy Marshal of the Sejm, has claimed that the Polish government secretly transferred Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine in March.

Source: Bosak on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Bosak said the missiles were supposedly part of the Patriot stock that Poland had purchased from the United States to build its layered air defence system.

Quote from Bosak: "Poland purchased them from the United States to build the layered air defence system – the same one you have been hearing about in the media for years but which remains unfinished."

Details: Bosak noted that these were the only missiles Poland "had – or still has" that are capable of intercepting Russian Iskander missiles, which, he said, "pose a threat to Poland and are deployed in Kaliningrad Oblast".

On 5 July, Polish news channel Polsat News quoted Polish Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk as saying that "the list of military aid provided is classified".

However, Marcin Przydacz, Secretary of State and Head of the International Policy Bureau Chancellery of the President of Poland, said the claim was likely to be true.

"According to the information I have, unfortunately, it is highly likely that the government transferred Patriot missiles to Ukraine this spring," he said.

Przydacz also claimed that the Polish government had given up its place in the queue to receive the missiles from US manufacturers.

Quote from Przydacz: "These missiles are manufactured by the Americans. It is well known that there is a long waiting list to receive them. It takes a very long time for such systems to be produced. We were higher up in that queue. Ukraine was behind us. The government gave up Poland's place in favour of Ukraine. As a result, Poles will have to wait longer."

Details: Poland has been one of Ukraine's strongest allies since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, providing military assistance and serving as a key logistics hub for Western aid.

However, relations have periodically been strained by disputes over historical issues and agricultural imports.

The latest tensions arose after Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honour amid a dispute over a Ukrainian military unit named after UPA heroes.

Background:

• Recently, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Ukraine had withdrawn from an agreement under which Poland would transfer MiG-29 fighter jets in exchange for access to drone technologies.
• He also claimed that Ukraine is not sharing drone technologies with Poland because of the historical dispute.

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