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UNIAN At the outset of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine intended to drag Poland into the war or even to create a 'single state.'
With this statement, the leader of the Polish party Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński, spoke, according to the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita. He said that at the beginning of the war Ukraine expected actions from Poland that Warsaw could not agree to.
"Questions often arose about whether to do something or not. Ukrainians expected things that we, for various reasons... could not agree to. But we managed to find a solution that supported good Polish-Ukrainian relations," Kaczyński said.
But, as he noted, over time the relations between the two countries began to develop differently.
"Later, everything started to develop quite differently, but we must clearly state that the Ukrainians changed their mind. At first they had somewhat strange idea that they would drag us into this war, even based on the creation of a single state," the politician said.
Kaczyński even suggested that Ukraine had miscalculated Poland's capabilities at the start of the Russian invasion.
"Poland, even if it were a very bellicose country, did not have real armed forces. It could not enter a war."
In addition, he expressed the view that Poland's membership in NATO could also have played a role in Ukraine's calculations.
"In addition, there was talk about joining NATO. They probably thought such goals could be achieved, but I am not sure about it," Kaczyński said, expressing his conviction.
Statements in Poland about the war — latest news
As UNIAN reported, Poland is strengthening security at the border with Ukraine after Russian drone strikes near the Yagodyn crossing.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak made a sharp statement in the Sejm directed at the opposition over their attacks on Ukraine. He said that if Ukraine remains without air defense systems, Russian drones will fly farther — toward Poland, noting that during the latest strikes, the explosive drones went off just a few kilometers from the Polish border.
According to him, it is in the state’s interest to support Ukraine, which is conducting combat operations, so that missiles are intercepted there and do not reach Poland.
He urged the opposition not to sacrifice the country's security for a populist ratings chase and to maintain support for Ukraine.
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