Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the country should not shoot down missiles over Ukraine.
The head of the Polish Ministry of Defense made this statement on air at Radio Zet.
What the Polish Defense Ministry said about the interception of missiles over Ukraine
Earlier, the American publication The Hill reported that members of the US House of Representatives sent a letter to President Joseph Biden asking for permission for Poland to shoot down missiles over Ukraine.
On Radio Zet, the head of the Polish Ministry of Defense was asked whether the country should shoot down missiles over Ukraine. The minister answered in the negative.
No, said the head of the Polish defense ministry.
According to him, it is necessary to wait for the decision of the North Atlantic Alliance.
As of today, there is no such decision, ” said Kosinyak-Kamysh.
He noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is doing everything to ensure that interest in Ukraine does not wane.
According to the minister, it would be easier for Zelensky if other countries participated in the war, but Poland is not a party to the conflict.
On July 8, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, after talks with Zelensky, said that Poland would discuss with NATO allies the possibility of intercepting missiles over western Ukraine.
The point about the need to start such a discussion was included in the Polish-Ukrainian agreement on long-term cooperation in the field of defense and security, which Tusk and Zelensky signed on the same day.
Washington reacted skeptically to Poland's idea. In particular, John Kirby, the coordinator of strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, said that it was fraught with escalation.
