The intention behind Russia’s rail sabotage “was clearly to kill Polish citizens”, says Radosław Sikorski.
NATO
Flashy hardware, fragile strategy: is Poland, NATO’s biggest defence spender, preparing for the right war?
Christiaan Paauwe
Russia’s drone incursions have reignited a complicated question.
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Poland requests “escape clause” from EU fiscal rules to boost defence spending
It is the third member state to take advantage of the newly introduced measure, alongside Germany and Greece.
Poland promises “appropriate response” to Russian military exercises in Belarus
That response will include “large Polish and NATO exercises in Poland”, says the deputy defence minister.
Poland signs $2bn air defence deal with US
“This is a sign of trust and an example of the deepening Polish-US partnership,” said the US chargé d’affaires.
NATO would defend Poland “with full force” if Russia attacks, says secretary general in Warsaw
Mark Rutte said he wanted to “be very clear to Vladimir Putin” that “our reaction will be devastating”.
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.
Poland requests NATO raise defence spending minimum to 3% of GDP
“If the entire alliance does not increase its spending, then unfortunately Putin may want to attack again,” said President Duda.
Tusk: Europe must join arms race with Russia and win it
Bolstering Europe’s defences is the only way to “avoid a wider, large-scale conflict”, said the Polish prime minister.
Tusk: Europe must “believe we are a global power” and achieve “defence independence”
The prime minister pledged Poland’s support for Ukraine but also for maintaining the alliance with the United States.
Poland to remove Russian tanker that has spent eight years in Polish port and demand compensation
The Khatanga has been moored in Gdynia since 2017 and its Russian owner went bankrupt in 2020.
NATO launches Baltic naval operation following undersea sabotage
The idea was proposed and promoted by Poland, which says Russia is to blame for the incidents.
Poland supports Trump call for NATO members to spend 5% of GDP on defence
Poland is already NATO’s biggest relative spender, devoting 4.12% of GDP to defence in 2024, which is set to rise to 4.7% this year.
Polish opposition presidential candidate “can’t currently see Ukraine in NATO” and opposes ending abortion ban
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the opposition should be “ashamed” of Karol Nawrocki’s views.
