Poland accused of secretly sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak‑Kamysz confirmed that a batch of US‑made PAC‑3 interceptors for Patriot air‑defence systems was transferred to Ukraine in March 2026 without informing the Sejm or the president. The move was made after consultations with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, NATO secretary‑general Mark Rutte and the U.S. European command, and the presidents – first Andrzej Duda, now Karol Nawrocki – were kept briefed.

Opposition parties, chiefly the Law and Justice (PiS) bloc and former Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, denounced the transfer as a breach of parliamentary oversight and a risk to Poland’s own air‑defence, which relies on the scarce PAC‑3 missiles to counter Russian Iskander rockets. They have demanded a parliamentary inquiry and legislation requiring parliamentary consent for any foreign arms transfers.

Kosiniak‑Kamysz also announced the declassification of all military aid to Ukraine for 2022‑2026, noting that total Polish assistance amounts to about 16.45 billion PLN, with 1.55 billion PLN provided in 2024‑2026, part of which includes the Patriot missiles. The scandal unfolds amid a wider NATO shortage of PAC‑3 interceptors caused by heavy US usage in the Ukraine war and the recent Iran conflict.