Warsaw has denied reports of the involvement of Polish citizens in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland dissociates itself from media speculation about the alleged involvement of Polish mercenaries in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The information available to us does not corroborate such allegations,” Polish media quoted Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Marcin Wojciechowski as saying on Aug. 20th.
Earlier, a number of media outlets reported, citing Ukrainian sources, that foreign nationals, including Poles, were fighting in eastern Ukraine with militants. Some media reports said that a whole division of Polish mercenaries was fighting on the side of Ukrainian government troops.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that for a few months different media outlets have been reporting about the alleged involvement of Polish citizens in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. So far, none of these reports have been confirmed, which could indicate that such allegations are being used as an element of an information war,” the Polish Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry said, however, that if Poles were fighting in Ukraine then they would be punished.
