Karol Nawrocki says it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.
Karol Nawrocki says it is necessary in the face of an “aggressive, imperial Russia”.
“Allied relations cannot consist of someone constantly saying yes to everything.”
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“This is another step in the great modernisation of the Polish armed forces,” says Poland’s defence minister.
It says the decision will “save US taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year” and will see NATO and Poland itself take greater responsibility for security.
“A severe and unpleasant blow, because it comes from our closest ally, but we will survive it,” said the prime minister.
Despite the previous contract expiring and the new one not yet being signed, the government says the schedule will not be affected.
The prime minister pledged Poland’s support for Ukraine but also for maintaining the alliance with the United States.
He was speaking after an emergency meeting with European and NATO leaders about transatlantic relations and Europe’s role in the Ukraine conflict.
“Our friendship, our bond, is ironclad, and we came here specifically to reinforce that,” said Pete Hegseth.
Applications from the descendants of Polish emigrants in other countries have also risen, but Israelis make up the largest group.
The new measures “constitute a long-term problem” for Poland, says a deputy digital affairs minister.
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.
Ahead of the elections, the head of the opposition’s caucus had called on the government to resign if Trump returned to the White House.
President Duda has pledged not to appoint Bogdan Klich as ambassador for as long as he remains in office.