The reparation issue arose again in 2017 with comments made by Polish government officials from the Law and Justice party. According to a statement made by the German government on the issue, the issue was resolved in 1953 as Poland had declined to continue receiving any payments from East Germany. This claim is countered by Polish commentators who stated that the then Polish government was under the sway of the Soviet Union and that its 1953 refusal is non-binding.[15]