Poland is no longer supplying Ukraine with weapons as it is actively arming itself, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday.
In past, Poland was among the top three suppliers of arms to Kiev together with the US and the UK.
"We are no longer transferring any weapons to Ukraine based on the fact that we are now arming ourselves with the most modern weapons. If you don’t want to defend yourself, then you must have something to defend yourself with. We recognize this principle. And that’s why we made increased orders," Morawiecki said on air of the Polish broadcaster.
Last Friday, the European Commission announced it would lift the ban on Ukrainian grain imports to five member states neighboring Ukraine, as well as a demand that Kiev introduce export controls. Following the decision, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia announced the unilateral extension of the ban. In response, Kiev threatened to ban the import of certain goods from Poland and Hungary if they failed to lift the grain embargo.
Following the ban on the import of the country's goods, on September 18, Ukraine issued lawsuits against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.
The trade conflict led to the growth of tensions in politics. On Tuesday, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that some of Kiev's friends in Europe were "acting out solidarity in a political theater," while at the same time helping to "set the stage for Moscow," commenting on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products after the grain deal.
In response to the Zelensky's remarks, the Polish Foreign Ministry summoned Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Zvarych and voiced "the resolute protest of the Polish side against the comments made by Ukrainian leader."