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#Ukraine Budanov[^1] about relations with #Poland Budanov had warned publicly that the standoff’s worst moment might still be ahead — a forecast he repeated without softening. With the July 11 anniversary of the Volyn tragedy now less than a week away, he said his information points to a “whole series of, as I see it, immature escalatory steps” still being prepared in Warsaw, and expects the friction to continue accordingly. (…) No offense to Poland, but it’s somewhat more powerful than Poland — and we didn’t accept its ultimatum either. Yes, it was hard, it was bad, there was a lot of blood. But we didn’t accept even their ultimatum. So why would anyone think we’d accept something else from another side? You don’t negotiate with us through ultimatums. Meanwhile[^2] The Polish government carried out a discreet transfer of surface-to-air missiles from the MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence system to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with this reported by multiple regional sources to have occurred in the spring of 2026. I don’t think you need to be extremely insightful to see where this is going. [^1]: https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/interview/you-don-t-talk-to-us-with-ultimatums-kyrylo-1783404039.html [^2]: https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/poland-patriot-missiles-ukraine-refusing-us