“I know that I can count on Poland to lead the way,” said Mark Rutte during his first visit to Poland as NATO secretary general.
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“I know that I can count on Poland to lead the way,” said Mark Rutte during his first visit to Poland as NATO secretary general.
The first permanent US military installation in Poland shows “the whole world clearly that this is no longer a Russian zone of influence”, said President Andrzej Duda.
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“Analysis of the war in Ukraine shows how important and significant artillery is,” says the defence minister.
Concerns have previously been raised over the quantity and quality of bomb shelters in Poland.
The head of the ruling party, Jarosław Kaczyński, says he “fully supports” the idea of Poland joining NATO’s nuclear sharing programme.
“Poland has delivered extraordinary support to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s further invasion,” says the US State Department.
Mateusz Morawiecki warned that “Berlin’s inaction seriously calls into question the value of the alliance with Germany”, whose “policies have inflicted tremendous damage on Europe”.
The defence minister hopes that other countries will also order Polish equipment that has “proven itself in the most difficult combat conditions” in Ukraine.
Poland this week confirmed a deal that will see it acquire almost 1,000 tanks and over 600 howitzers from South Korea.
“I wish I had the kind of understanding within the EU as a whole that I see on the Spanish side,” said Mateusz Morawiecki.
Poland intends to buy 48 FA-50 fighter aircraft, 180 K2 tanks and as many howitzers “as possible” from South Korea.
“We must be a cohesive, armed and brave nation,” said Jarosław Kaczyński.
The Abrams tanks will help fill the gap left by Poland’s donation of T-72 tanks to Ukraine, says the defence minister.
The announcements of the results were met with a standing ovation from all sides of the Sejm.