Poland has no Patriot interceptor missiles to spare for Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said, leaving Kyiv to seek available supplies from other allies ahead of winter.
In an interview with the Polish Press Agency (PAP) published Oct. 19, Sikorski said some members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) had interceptors they could provide. Poland would support appeals for those countries to share them, he said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked European Union leaders on Oct. 16 for 300 Patriot interceptors before winter. He cited Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system in making the request.
Sikorski said Russian missile production exceeded the number of interceptors Ukraine and its allies had available to counter them. He said interceptor shortages had grown worse after attacks on Iran.
Sikorski also said the question of using frozen Russian central bank assets to help Ukraine would return despite continuing aid. He did not expect an EU agreement on using the assets before winter. The European Commission was working on ways to address Belgium’s concern about possible Russian claims over the assets, he said.
