Tusk government suggests military aid to Ukraine on loan terms
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government is proposing to provide military aid to Ukraine on credit, according to Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, who discussed the idea in an interview with Polsat News on Nov. 1.
Sikorski explained that Poland could offer a "defense credit" to Ukraine, which would allow the country to repay the loan after the war ends and reconstruction begins.
"This could have been done from the start: buy from Polish factories on credit, and when you rebuild, you pay it back," Sikorski said.
The minister added that Poland has its own defense needs, given its borders with both Russia and war-torn Ukraine.
Sikorski also responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s comments about Poland’s reluctance to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets, noting that Poland is "also a frontline country" facing threats from Russia.
On Oct. 31, Polish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pawel Wronski said the country has already supplied Ukraine with armored vehicles, artillery systems, and as many spare parts and components for the MiG-29 as possible. Wronski noted that Poland currently has 48 F-16 fighter jets, which are not enough to fully protect its airspace, and that the MiG-29s would be transferred to Ukraine once replacements are secured.
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