Crises reveal the true character of both people and nations. In any case, Poland has grown into a true leader of the West, wrote the portal of the German daily Welt in a commentary on Thursday. He referred to the decision on Poland’s transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine.
Poland became a leader “not only in terms of support for a neighboring country attacked by Russia. Warsaw also did what it needed to do faster and more widely Germany they are still waiting” – he not only talks about a turning point and the need for reinforcement, “but he is actually doing something” – we read in the article of the “Welt” daily.
While Germany is still “suffocating” in “bureaucratic inertia regarding the modernization of the Bundeswehr”, Poland already last year “placed extensive orders for weapons and even received some of the ordered heavy equipment (…) from South Korea” – noted “Welt “.
Aircraft for Ukraine. “Poland has once again moved forward”
“Therefore, it is not surprising that Poland has once again moved forward and is the first country to deliver Ukraine fighters. Four Soviet MiG-29s are to be delivered this week, another eight later. These are not the modern western jets that Ukraine wants,” the portal reported. But they are “immediately ready for use and can be flown by Ukrainian pilots without additional training.”
Polish MiG-29 aircraft in Malbork Adam Warżawa/PAP
Warsaw sends a “political signal”
“This decision is important for the Ukrainian combat force. Equally important, however, is the political signal that Warsaw sends to its Western partners. Poland breaks a taboo that is difficult to understand, which has so far prevented Western countries from delivering fighter jets,” we read.
“Welt” emphasized that “of course, Warsaw would prefer to act in agreement with others, preferably with the leading power, i.e. USA. But since Washington lacks leadership on this issue, and there is little traffic in other European capitals, now the Poles are leading the way, just as they did with the tanks.”
MiG-29Jakub Kaminski/PAP
“Crises reveal the true character of both people and nations”
In Warsaw, they hope that other countries will follow in Poland’s footsteps. “So far, the West has done just enough to prevent Ukraine from losing, but not enough to help it win. Countries on the eastern flank FOR THIS realized much earlier than other partners that this was not a viable strategy in the long run.
According to the daily, “crises reveal the true character of both people and nations.” “In any case, Poland has grown into a true leader of the West,” it added.
Main photo source: Adam Warżawa/PAP