Poland has offered Ukraine to supply the country with defence munitions in the face of the mounting tension at the border with Russia, chief of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN) Paweł Soloch announced on Monday. "The offer was made to the Ukrainian side, we are waiting for an answer," he added.
Poland may supply Ukraine with defence munitions, the head of the National Security Bureau Paweł Soloch said on Monday, as Russia masses tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine and conducts military drills in neighbouring Belarus.
The situation between Russia and Ukraine is tense. Moscow has gathered over 100,000 troops at the border with Ukraine. More countries have offered support to Kiev, both material - by sending military equipment - as well as political, by voicing protest against Russian aggression.
BBN chief also informed that after consulting the Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as well as Polish government, President Andrzej Duda has expressed his support for the idea of military help for Ukraine.
"Such talks were held and a decision was made to supply the Ukrainian side with defensive munitions. It is meant to serve defence, not attack. The decision is to finalised by the defence minister," he explained.
"The offer was made to the Ukrainian side, we are waiting for an answer," Soloch said, adding that Poland colud deliver several tens of thousands of munitions.
"Both presidents discussed every possible aspect of support for Ukraine. Indeed, what Ukraine is chiefly intersted in is a unified position of the West, NATO members, to later translate into material dimension in the form of military support," BBN chief said.
He added that there was "a number of scanarios" in which tensions between Russia and Ukraine could evolve. "We must consider each one of them, also those related with escalation, and - preferably - deescalation".
Poland sees signs that Russia will increase its future military presence in Belarus, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said on Monday.
"We are aware of planned exercises of Belarusian and Russian troops in February. ... We are even observing some tendencies that can indicate that we will face Russian military buildup in Belarus in the future," Rau said during a visit to the Estonian capital Tallinn.
Źródło: TVN24 News in English, TVN24, Reuters