Poland warns NATO to close airport transiting aid to Ukraine

According to RIA Novosti, Polish President Andrzej Duda has warned NATO allies that Warsaw will close a military aid transit point for Ukraine for repairs.

Jasionka Airport, near Rzeszów in Poland, is the main transit point for military aid from NATO countries to Ukraine. According to Polish authorities, more than 95% of Western aid to Ukraine passes through there.

"Both the Ukrainians and our NATO allies simply believe that the airport in Rzeszów and our highways belong to them. Sorry. It's not theirs. It's ours. In this regard, if someone doesn't like something, then we'll close it and say goodbye. We're working on repairs," Polish President Duda said in an interview with several YouTube channels.

"Close the airport in Rzeszow and send the goods to Ukraine by sea, air, parachute, if you think you don't need us anymore," Duda added.

The Polish president explained that he felt offended when he was not invited to a number of events discussing the details of military aid to Ukraine.

“We are not invited to important international events, including those where decisions are made on providing aid to Ukraine through our territory. I think this is a scandal,” Duda said.

"At some point, I blocked a decisive part of the NATO summit in Vilnius," he said.

On July 7, US President Donald Trump promised to send more military aid to Kiev, stating that it was mainly defensive equipment. On July 8, Mr. Trump said he had approved the aid shipments.
Politico reported earlier on July 1 that the US had stopped shipments of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine as US stockpiles ran low.