Tusk made the remark as he visited the site in Lublin Voivodeship where a Russian cruise missile crashed earlier the same day. He said his government is ready to work in any coalition or team focused on securing the skies over both Poland and Ukraine and did not rule out transferring more Patriot missiles to Kyiv.
“Poland’s security directly depends on the effective actions of Ukrainian forces, including in the air,” Defence24.pl quoted the PM.
“If the Ukrainians had more of what they keep asking for, perhaps the Russian missile wouldn't have flown into Poland.”
The comments came during an emergency coordination meeting called after an apparent violation of Polish airspace. Tusk said that on July 29, during a meeting in Lublin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a planned massive Russian missile strike on Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials said Russian forces used 358 drones and missiles in a combined strike overnight into July 30, and for the first time in four months carried out heavy attacks on western Ukrainian regions. During the assault, a powerful explosion was heard in Poland. Polish police said they found a crater and debris from an unidentified object in Lublin Voivodeship.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said a Russian
Kh-101 cruise missile crossed into Polish territory, violating NATO airspace.
Tusk later suggested the object that fell in Lublin Voivodeship may have been a
Kh-101.