The Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that Warsaw is no longer transferring any weapons to Ukraine, and that it is actively arming itself.

Morawiecki said in response to a question about whether Poland would continue to provide military support to Kyiv: "We are no longer transferring any weapons to Ukraine based on the fact that we are now arming ourselves with the latest weaponry. If you do not wish to fight, you must have something to defend yourself with. We recognize this principle. That is why we have increased orders."

Earlier, Polish authorities mentioned that the republic is the third largest supplier of weapons to Ukraine in the world after the United States and Britain.

Also, yesterday, the meeting that was supposed to take place between the Presidents of Ukraine and Poland, Volodymyr Zelensky and Andrzej Duda, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York was canceled.

Tensions in the relations between Warsaw and Kyiv have escalated, after Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary unilaterally extended the ban on importing Ukrainian grain starting from September 16, while Budapest simultaneously banned the import of 24 goods from Ukraine.

This is despite the European Commission's decision not to extend restrictions on the import of four types of Ukrainian agricultural products to several border countries in the Union, but it obligated Kyiv to implement measures to monitor exports.

Duda also said during a press conference, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly events, commenting on Kyiv's complaint to the World Trade Organization against Poland and two other countries regarding the extension of the ban, that "it would be good if Ukraine remembered that it receives aid from us, and that we are the transit country for Ukraine," referring to the fact that all military and humanitarian aid comes to Ukraine via Poland.

He compared Ukraine to "a drowning person holding on to anything possible," indicating that Poland is forced to take measures to ensure its own security.

He added: "If the drowning person harms us and drowns us with him, he will not receive help. Therefore, we must pay attention to our interests, and we will do this effectively and firmly."