Donald Tusk warned Washington against “undermining the essence of NATO” by “threatening another member”.
Donald Tusk warned Washington against “undermining the essence of NATO” by “threatening another member”.
They will help bolster defences along Poland’s borders with Belarus and Russia.
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“There is no reason for us to scare each other, but we must be truly vigilant and focused,” said Donald Tusk.
Three years ago, most Poles were in favour of Ukrainian accession.
It is the third member state to take advantage of the newly introduced measure, alongside Germany and Greece.
That response will include “large Polish and NATO exercises in Poland”, says the deputy defence minister.
“This is a sign of trust and an example of the deepening Polish-US partnership,” said the US chargé d’affaires.
Mark Rutte said he wanted to “be very clear to Vladimir Putin” that “our reaction will be devastating”.
Poland already spends almost 5% of GDP on defence, but the president wants to guarantee that will continue.
“If the entire alliance does not increase its spending, then unfortunately Putin may want to attack again,” said President Duda.
Bolstering Europe’s defences is the only way to “avoid a wider, large-scale conflict”, said the Polish prime minister.
The prime minister pledged Poland’s support for Ukraine but also for maintaining the alliance with the United States.
The Khatanga has been moored in Gdynia since 2017 and its Russian owner went bankrupt in 2020.
The idea was proposed and promoted by Poland, which says Russia is to blame for the incidents.