Moscow Says Kyiv ‘Losing Allies’ as Poland–Ukraine Relations Continue to Sour

Election-facing Polish president compares Ukraine to ‘drowning man’ who could pull rescuers into danger.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they meet at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023. Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo

Mounting friction between Kyiv and Warsaw—over grain exports and arms transfers—is a sign that Ukraine is “losing allies,” according to a prominent Russian lawmaker.

“European bureaucrats ... are gradually realizing how much it costs their countries—and themselves—to support [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy,” Leonid Slutsky, head of the Russian State Duma’s International Affairs Committee, said on Sept. 20.