Polish Prime Minister tweets expressing anger, ambassador summoned by Ukraine to President | Poland | Ukraine
According to Deutsche Presse-Agentur, on August 1, Ukraine and Poland summoned each other's ambassadors because of the controversy over the remarks of the Polish President's foreign policy adviser.
According to reports, Polish President's Foreign Policy Advisor Marchin Pzdach defended Poland's import ban on Ukrainian agricultural products on television on July 31 and called on Kiev to show more gratitude.
He said, "Ukraine should start to appreciate everything Poland has done for it."
On August 1st, the Ukrainian side summoned the Polish ambassador and stated that Putin's remarks were "unacceptable".
The report points out that since the beginning of the conflict between Russia-Ukraine conflict, Poland has actually been regarded as one of Ukraine's most important supporters and closest partners. After the country's ambassador was summoned, Poland responded angrily.
According to reports, Poland has also summoned the Ukrainian Ambassador to Warsaw. Polish Prime Minister Moravitsky wrote on Twitter on the 1st, "In international politics, in the face of ongoing war, given Poland's tremendous support for Ukraine, such mistakes should not occur."
On the evening of the 1st, Ukrainian President Zelensky adopted a more relaxed tone. He wrote on Twitter, "We will not allow any 'political moment' to disrupt the relationship between the people of Ukraine and Poland."
"Emotions should definitely calm down," Zelensky said. "The freedom and well-being of our countries, our European values, and the victory over our common enemy Russia are the most important."
The report pointed out that this incident was triggered by Poland's ban on importing cheaper Ukrainian food. This move aims to maintain stable food prices for farmers in EU countries. The report states that the ban on grain imports does not affect the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products to third countries.
On July 28th, Polish Deputy Prime Minister Yaroslav Kaczynski announced that Poland has decided to extend its ban on importing cheap food from neighboring Ukraine until after September 15th. He said that Poland will never sacrifice its agriculture, "our Ukrainian friends should be aware of this.".