Poland may send another batch of Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Poland is considering transferring another batch of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, with a decision expected in the coming days, Report informs, citing RMF FM.

Polish Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said the decision must be made with Poland's security in mind.

"This decision must always be made in the context of the security of Poles, and all arguments must be weighed," Sobkowiak-Czarnecka stressed.

She added that a decision could be made in the coming days and that negotiations were continuing both with NATO and the United States.

The deputy defense minister said the assessment of the situation was also influenced by a recent incident involving a Russian missile that entered Polish territory. According to her, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz is currently inclined to support transferring another batch of missiles to Ukraine.

Asked when a decision could be made, she replied briefly: "I think it is a matter of the coming days."

In July, Poland's Defense Ministry officially confirmed that several months earlier the country had transferred PAC-3 missiles, intended for Patriot systems, to Ukraine. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at the time that five missiles were involved.