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The Polish government seems to already be backtracking after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki declared live on his native Polsat News that his country would no longer supply Ukraine with weapons in their fight against Russia.<\/p>\n
“We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine, because we are now arming Poland with more modern weapons,” was the sudden and somewhat unexpected announcement from Morawiecki last Wednesday (September 20).<\/p>\n
It came after a spat over Poland’s – along with Hungary and Slovakia’s – ban on the imports of Ukrainian grain.<\/p>\n
Morawiecki\u2019s statement drew a number of critical responses, including from important Polish political figures who tried to soften his blunt words.<\/p>\n
Polish President, Andrzej Duda, said the next day (September 21) that he thought Morawiecki\u2019s words had been misinterpreted, saying new weaponry would be kept, but older equipment would continue to be sent: \u201cIn my opinion, the prime minister meant that we won\u2019t be transferring to Ukraine the new weaponry that we\u2019re currently buying as we modernise the Polish army.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Ukraine has 14 months to win war with Russia, weapons shipments hang in balance[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n Duda continued: \u201cAs we receive the new weaponry from the US and South Korea, we will be releasing the weaponry currently used by the Polish army. Perhaps we will transfer it to Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n A Warsaw government spokesperson also confirmed (September 21) that Poland would honour \u201cpreviously agreed\u201d deliveries.<\/p>\n It was a remarkably quick backtrack from those in power after such a bold statement from Morawiecki. Both PM Morawiecki and President Duda are part of the right-wing Law and Justice Party.<\/p>\n President Duda has the power to veto Morawiecki\u2019s policies, although a three-fifths vote in the lower house of parliament can undo a potential Duda veto.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Morawiecki\u2019s stinging comments came amid a rift with Ukraine over grain. With Russia preventing safe routes south down the Black Sea to Turkey, central Europe is essentially the only option left if Ukraine\u2019s grain is not to be wasted.<\/p>\n But this directly competes with Polish farmers, and with just under three weeks until the next Polish parliamentary elections, the spat seems to point towards Morawiecki\u2019s priorities shifting inwards to domestic, rather than international, affairs.<\/p>\n Morawiecki went on later to tell Zelensky to \u201cnever insult Poles again\u201d, after Zelensky said \u201csome of our friends in Europe [have] made a thriller from the grain\u201d. Morawiecki warned \u201cadditional products\u201d could be added to the ban on imports to Poland.<\/p>\n Duda has less to worry about though. The next presidential election in Poland isn\u2019t until 2025, and he is ineligible to stand due to constitutional term limits.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Morawiecki-4977525.jpg?r=1695654106214\")
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