The talks “reaffirmed the allied commitments between the US and Poland”, says Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
The talks “reaffirmed the allied commitments between the US and Poland”, says Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
The incident coincided with communication disruptions among troops.
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Military personnel from the US and Portugal are also taking part.
Talks focused on security, and in particular on the need to provide continued support to Ukraine.
The move is part of a wider NATO decision to suspend operation of the treaty in response to Russia’s decision to withdraw from it last year.
The exercises are a test of the alliance’s deterrence and defence capabilities, including around the Suwałki Gap.
“It is the first initiative of its kind between NATO and Ukraine,” says Poland’s defence minister.
Donald Trump’s suggested he would encourage Russia to attack any NATO member that did not spend enough on defence.
The missile was in the Polish airspace for around 3 minutes and flew for 40 km across Lublin province.
Poles’ trust in all institutions has declined since last year, with the police seeing the largest fall.
Some have theorised that military exercises in northern Poland could have caused the tremors.
“We have been for years for this word ‘permanent’, and it has now become fact,” says Poland’s defence minister.
The Bucharest Nine – an alliance of states on NATO’s eastern flank stretching from the Baltic to Bulgaria – today met in Warsaw.
The US president hailed the unity and strength of NATO in the face of Russian aggression.