Dispute over Statements by Polish State Secretary: Ukraine and Poland Summon Ambassadors

2023-08-02 10:48:14

In the dispute over statements by a Polish state secretary, Ukraine and Poland have summoned each other’s ambassadors. The foreign policy advisor to Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, Marcin Przydacz, had defended import restrictions for Ukrainian agricultural products on television – and in this context called for more gratitude from Kiev. “Ukraine should start appreciating what Poland has done for them,” he said. As a result, the Polish ambassador was summoned to Kiev. He was told that Przydacz’s statements were “unacceptable”.

Warsaw, which has actually been considered one of Kiev’s most important supporters and closest partners since the start of the Russian war of aggression once morest Ukraine more than 17 months ago, reacted angrily: “In international politics, under war conditions and taking into account Poland’s huge support for the Ukraine not to make such mistakes,” wrote Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Twitter. Poland, for its part, summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to Warsaw.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struck a more conciliatory tone once more: “We will not allow any political snapshots to destroy relations between the Ukrainian and Polish people,” he wrote. And: “The emotions should definitely cool down.” Freedom and well-being of both countries as well as standing together once morest Russia’s war are the top priority.

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The background to the debate and Przydacz’s statement is a Polish ban on imports of cheaper Ukrainian grain. This should ensure that grain prices in the EU country remain stable for its own farmers. However, the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products to third countries is unaffected by the import ban.

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All developments in the live ticker:

12:46 p.m. – Türkiye: Erdogan continues to advocate for grain agreements

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to continue to work to ensure that the grain agreement comes into force once more. Erdogan said this to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call, the Turkish Presidential Office said. The agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea is important and represents a “bridge of peace”. The Russian Presidential Office had previously confirmed that it would return to the agreement once the part concerning Russia was completed.

10:05 a.m. – Warsaw sees targeted provocation once morest Poland and NATO

The Polish Ministry of Defense classifies the violation of airspace by helicopters from Belarus as a targeted provocation once morest Poland and NATO’s eastern flank. That’s what Deputy Defense Minister Wojciech Skurkiewicz said on the radio in Warsaw. “It’s absolutely dangerous. If such situations occur and escalate, our response will be appropriate to the potential risk,” he was quoted as saying by the PAP agency.

The ministry in Warsaw confirmed on Tuesday evening following a lengthy examination that the combat helicopters from the neighboring country had flown through Polish airspace near Bielowieza in the morning. Poland informed NATO regarding the incident and decided to send more troops to the border with Belarus. Additional helicopters should also be stationed there, Skurkiewicz said. The Belarusian Ministry of Defense in Minsk rejected the allegation of airspace violations, as reported by the Belta State Agency.

Poland is concerned regarding activities by Russia’s private army Wagner in neighboring Belarus. “We said that we expected provocations, and that was a short-term provocation,” said Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Wasik. There have already been several provocative incidents from Belarus in recent years.

09:44 – Ukrainian Danube port of Ismail also attacked

According to the Defense Ministry in Kiev, the Russian armed forces shelled the port of Ismail on the Danube. A grain silo was damaged, the ministry said on news platform X (formerly Twitter). “Ukrainian grain has the potential to feed millions of people worldwide.”

Russia has recently intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s agricultural and port structures since suspending the grain agreement. The ports on the Black Sea and increasingly on the Danube are affected. This will also significantly affect the alternative route for grain exports via the Danube via Romania. Most of the Danube Delta belongs to EU and NATO member Romania, but part also belongs to Ukraine.

0828 – London: Russia forms new combat units

According to British secret services, Russia is building new combat units on a larger scale for the war once morest Ukraine for the first time. Several formations were likely formed in the past two months, including the 25th Army, announced the British Ministry of Defense. Since the beginning of the war in February 2022, Russia has mainly filled up existing units with mobilized reservists and has not set up completely new troop units. “An exception was the 3rd Army Corps, created in the summer of 2022, which generally performed poorly,” it said in London.

“Russia is likely to use any new formation as a reserve force in Ukraine,” the British ministry said. “In the longer term, however, Russia is aiming to strengthen its armed forces compared to NATO.” The authority was skeptical: “Without a large new wave of mandatory mobilization, Russia will probably not find enough new troops to even supply a new army.”

The British Ministry of Defense has published daily information on the course of the war since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine in February 2022. Moscow accuses London of disinformation.

The current situation in Ukraine

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07:32 Ukraine: Drone attack on port and grain silos in Odessa region

According to Ukrainian sources, Russia has used drones to attack port facilities and grain storage facilities in the Odessa region. Some facilities caught fire, the governor of the region, Oleh Kiper, wrote on the short message service Telegram. There are no reports of casualties. Russia has recently intensified its attacks on Ukrainian agricultural and port infrastructure following withdrawing from the grain agreement and attacking the Crimean Bridge.

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02:25 – Klitschko: Explosions and drone debris in Kiev

Vitali Klitschko

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According to Ukrainian sources, the capital Kiev was shaken by explosions. The air defense units are deployed once morest a drone attack, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the Ukrainian military. According to initial information, debris from a drone had fallen in the central Solomjanskyj district, the rescue workers were on site, Klitschko wrote on Telegram.

9:34 p.m. – US sees signs of willingness to negotiate on grain deal

The United States has reason for hope following Russia canceled the deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported across the Black Sea. “We have seen signs that they may be interested in returning to the discussions,” said US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield in New York. So far, however, Moscow has not seen any concrete steps in this direction, said Thomas-Greenfield, who chairs the UN Security Council in August.

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8:44 p.m. – Poland and Ukraine convene each other’s ambassadors

During the course of the day, Ukraine and Poland summoned the ambassadors of the other countries. The trigger was a remark by the Polish presidential adviser Marcin Przydacz that the Kiev government should show more appreciation for Poland’s support. A spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the Polish ambassador had been told the allegations were “untrue and unacceptable”.

For its part, the Polish Foreign Ministry wrote on X – the former Twitter – that the Ukrainian ambassador had been summoned in response to “comments from representatives of the Ukrainian authorities”. Details were not given.

7:32 p.m. – Russia apparently closes drone over Sevastopol

Russia says it shot down a drone over the Crimean city of Sevastopol. After the shooting there was an explosion, grass and bushes were on fire, the governor Mikhail Raswoschajew, appointed by Russia, said on Telegram.

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