Poland's President Morawiecki has sharply criticized the German government's course in Ukraine. Because of Chancellor Scholz's reluctance, distrust of Berlin would grow in Europe. "Germany has the potential to support much more than it has done so far," says Morawiecki.
According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the German government's Ukraine policy is causing increasing mistrust of Germany in Europe. "I would say that a year ago there was a lot of trust in Germany from many other countries. And now this pendulum has swung in the direction of distrust," Morawiecki told the "Bild". This applies "particularly within the family of Central and Eastern European countries and also among the members of the European Union".
According to Morawiecki, Berlin could do a lot more for Kyiv. "Germany has the potential to provide much more support than it has done so far, it has decision-making power within the European Union, it has money for Ukraine, it has diplomatic power."
Morawiecki also expressly criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Despite support for Ukraine, Scholz "seems to still believe that we should go back to business as usual with Russia." But he doesn't believe "that this will ever be possible with this quasi-totalitarian regime," said the Polish head of government.
When asked whether western Ukraine should deliver F-16 fighter jets, Morawiecki said he was willing to talk. "If this were a decision for the whole of NATO, I would be in favor of sending these fighter jets," said the head of government. It's about "what the NATO countries decide together".
"We should do things together and in conjunction with a strategic consideration of the entire NATO alliance," Morawiecki said. The Russian aggression in Ukraine is "a very serious war". But will Poland still be the entire NATO "involved" in it.
According to Morawiecki, the agreement of all NATO countries would not be necessary for the delivery of fighter jets. "Probably not all NATO countries have fighter jets. By NATO I mean that we as a collective body have to make such a decision." Ukraine has been urging its supporters to supply fighter jets for some time. France and the Netherlands have not ruled that out. The USA, on the other hand, has so far rejected this demand, as has Germany.
