The programme aims in particular to “prevent potential aggression by Russia”.
The programme aims in particular to “prevent potential aggression by Russia”.
Donald Tusk warned Washington against “undermining the essence of NATO” by “threatening another member”.
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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.
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.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the opposition should be “ashamed” of Karol Nawrocki’s views.
“Poland’s security is Sweden’s security,” said Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
“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.
It follows a media report that he showed bias in recruitment and was accused of homophobic and racist behaviour.
The Polish armed forces contain 216,100 personnel, and are the alliance’s largest in Europe.
The diplomat in question, Tomasz Szatkowski, rejected the allegations and announced plans to sue the prime minister.
“The aim is to establish cooperation in the development of our key deep strike capability,” said Poland’s defence ministry.
In both cases, Olaf Scholz did not provide details of what these measures would involve in practice.