“The Law and Justice (PiS) parliamentary caucus is submitting a motion for an additional sitting of the Sejm, to be held later this week, during which the Minister of National Defence should inform the public whether Poland indeed transferred Patriot missile interceptors to Ukraine,” PiS parliamentary leader Mariusz Błaszczak announced.
Did Poland Transfer PAC-3 MSE Missiles to Ukraine?
Reports have recently emerged suggesting that Poland transferred part of its stock of PAC-3 MSE interceptors—the most advanced missiles used by the Patriot air defense system—to Ukraine.
Despite efforts by the U.S. manufacturer to increase production, these interceptors remain in short supply due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East, and the high operational demand for the missiles.
Opposition politicians, along with representatives of President Karol Nawrocki’s political circle, have criticized the media reports. In response, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Sunday that, following consultations with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, he had ordered the declassification of all Polish military donations to Ukraine made between 2022 and 2026.
PiS Calls for a Special Sejm Session
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Błaszczak argued that the decision to declassify the list of military donations was an attempt to “blur the issue” surrounding reports that Patriot interceptors had been transferred to Ukraine.
“Therefore, the Law and Justice parliamentary caucus is submitting a motion for an additional sitting of the Sejm later this week, during which the Minister of National Defence will provide the public with information on whether Patriot missile interceptors were in fact transferred to Ukraine and why such a decision was made,” Błaszczak said.
He stressed that all reports should be thoroughly verified.
The former defence minister also questioned why Prime Minister Donald Tusk was “warning Poland about the possibility of a Russian attack” while at the same time “transferring missiles for a system that forms the backbone of our national air defense.”
Błaszczak added that, from his personal perspective, the decision to declassify military donation records was “procedurally beneficial” to him.
“If the current Minister of National Defence is able to declassify and publish archival documents, then I was equally entitled to do so when I served as Minister of National Defence,” he said.
The remark referred to Błaszczak’s decision in 2023, while serving as defence minister, to declassify part of the Polish Armed Forces’ operational defense plan known as “Warta.” In March last year, prosecutors charged him over that decision. Błaszczak pleaded not guilty, and in August last year an indictment was filed with the Regional Court in Warsaw.
Tusk Calls for Political Restraint
Prime Minister Donald Tusk appealed on Monday to politicians across the political spectrum—including President Karol Nawrocki—not to “play with fire” when discussing Poland’s military assistance to Ukraine.
“Poland’s support for Ukraine has been the subject of both political and national consensus,” the prime minister said.
Information about Polish military aid to Ukraine has previously been published by the Chancellery of the President of Poland as well as by the government, which last year released a report summarizing Poland’s overall assistance to Ukraine. However, the report contained only general information, presenting approximate numbers of donated equipment and broad categories of military hardware rather than detailed inventories.