Polish defence minister says supporting Ukraine is in Poland's national interest
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has stated that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's national interest because it allows Russian missiles and drones to be intercepted before they cross the EU border.
Source: Kosiniak-Kamysz during a debate in the Sejm, as reported by Polish 24-hour commercial news channel TVN24
Quote: "Missiles are falling, drones are falling a kilometre from the Polish border. If Ukraine does not have air defence systems, if it does not have ammunition to shoot down these drones, most of them will fly across Ukraine and reach Poland.
It is in the national interest to support Ukraine, which is fighting so that missiles can be intercepted there and do not reach Poland."
Background:
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that a Russian strike drone crashed near the Polish border in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast on the afternoon of 17 September.
- Lieutenant Colonel Jacek Goryszewski, spokesperson for the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces, said the drone had most likely crashed or been shot down 4 km from the Polish-Ukrainian border.
- Kosiniak-Kamysz said that Poland is stepping up the activity of its air force amid Russian provocations.
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