This will be a “long-term and mutually beneficial cooperation…based on commercial terms”, says Orlen.
Defence
President proposes changing Poland’s constitution to guarantee spending 4% of GDP on defence
Poland already spends almost 5% of GDP on defence, but the president wants to guarantee that will continue.
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US approves $1.2 billion sale of military airships to Poland
They will allow the Polish army to monitor the skies “on a whole new level”, says a Polish deputy defence minister.
Residents of Polish city provide homes for all of shelter’s outdoor dogs ahead of winter freeze
Even local police who had come to give parking tickets to the huge number of cars gathered at the shelter instead ended up fostering a dog.
Polish opposition leader Kaczynski calls for “demonstration in defence of democracy”
“We have a real problem with democracy” under Tusk’s new government, says Kaczyński.
Missile that entered Polish airspace from Ukraine likely Russian, says Warsaw
The missile was in the Polish airspace for around 3 minutes and flew for 40 km across Lublin province.
New Polish government “may invalidate” final arms deals signed by predecessor
The included a $2.6 billion deal with South Korea to purchase over 150 self-propelled howitzers.
Poland agrees £4 billion deal with UK for air defence missiles and launchers
It is the largest ever commercial agreement between the two countries.
Polish minister apologises for falsely accusing Ukraine of not inviting Poland to defence forum
Meanwhile, the Polish foreign minister yesterday skipped a meeting of his EU counterparts in Kyiv yesterday.
US to loan Poland $2 billion for purchase of American weapons
“Poland is a stalwart US ally, and Poland’s security is vital to the collective defence of NATO’s eastern flank.”
Poland no longer providing weapons to Ukraine, announces prime minister
The remarks come amid rising tensions between the two allies over grain exports.
Opposition accuse defence minister of “treason” for declassifying military plans from their time in power
Mariusz Błaszczak published a classified document he says shows that when the PO was in power it planned to give up half the country if Russia invaded.
Poland signs agreement on producing Javelin missiles
It would be the first country outside the US to manufacture Javelin anti-tank missile systems.
German Patriot missile batteries to remain in Poland until end of year
“By then, we will be ready to replace them with Polish Patriots,” says Poland’s defence minister.
