Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk responded to opposition criticism regarding Patriot missiles for Ukraine, stating that if someone believes that transferring several interceptors could undermine the country's capabilities, "only a madman could come up with such arguments," UNN writes, citing Polsat News.
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"If we really believe that Poland would somehow lose its capabilities by handing Ukraine two or three missiles, when everything that reaches Poland — and we know that this sometimes happens — first enters Ukrainian territory and may be shot down there, then only a madman could come up with such arguments," Polish Deputy Defense Minister Tomczyk said in response to opposition statements regarding the possible transfer to Ukraine of Patriot batteries stationed in Poland.
Critics of the idea emphasize that the equipment is necessary for defending its own territory. Politicians from PiS, including the country's former defense minister Mariusz Błaszczak, said that the government is giving away missiles that are supposed to protect Polish skies, Polish cities, and Polish families.
Tomczyk emphasized that no decisions on the matter have yet been made.
"(...) I want to emphasize once again that no decision has been made, and that countries such as Germany, which is often mentioned, are currently providing Ukraine with many times more equipment than Poland," Tomczyk emphasized.