Polish President Andrzej Duda, in his final interview in office, expressed dissatisfaction with the way allies and Ukraine are treating Poland in the context of military support deliveries through the Rzeszów airport, reports Baltimore Chronicle with reference to Polsat News.
Duda noted that since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Poland had opportunities to assert its importance in certain matters, but this did not happen. He criticized the attitude of partners who, according to him, began to treat Polish infrastructure facilities as if they owned them.
“I have the impression that both Ukrainians and our allies think that the Rzeszów airport and our highways belong to them. But they don’t. They are ours. So if someone doesn’t like it — we shut it down and that’s it. We say we’re doing repairs. We close the Rzeszów airport, and you figure out other ways: by air, by sea, I don’t know, drop it on parachutes. Be creative. If you think you don’t need us — do it yourself,” Duda said.
He also stated that Poland was not invited to take part in key international decisions on aid deliveries through its territory. The president did not specify which bodies or forums were involved but called the situation a scandal.
“At some point, I openly stated my position and blocked the conclusions of the NATO summit in Vilnius. There is no point in discussing this with Ukraine. This is a conversation to be had with our allies — one needs the courage to talk to the Germans, the Americans,” emphasized Andrzej Duda.
Earlier we wrote that Duda commented on the results of his meeting with Trump regarding the war in Ukraine.
