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.
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.
Poland detected a Russian missile entering its airspace on Sunday morning.
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The missile was in the Polish airspace for around 3 minutes and flew for 40 km across Lublin province.
The opposition have called for the defence minister to be fired, but he blames a top general.
It is the largest ever UK defence export deal with Poland.
Duda spent over seven minutes speaking to someone pretending to be France’s president.
“I am grateful to the Polish side for granting access,” said Ukraine’s foreign minister.
“There are no indications that this was an attack on Polish territory. We are most likely dealing with a very unfortunate event,” said Mateusz Morawiecki.
President Andrzej Duda announced that it was “most likely a Russian-made” missile but there is so far “no conclusive evidence as to who launched” it.
Britain’s Sky Sabre air defence system was only unveiled last month, and will now be deployed to Poland.
The president described this week’s €7.3 billion agreement as “the largest and most complex contract in the history of the Polish armed forces”.