Source link The proposed system is intended to protect member countries from drone and missile attacks Poland plans to take part in the development of a European air-defense system that would protect states against potential drone and missile attacks, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced. The so-called European Sky Shield Initiative was first announced by […]
Source link Kiev’s earlier pleas for seven Patriot systems were rejected, despite the EU having more than 100 Ukraine is in talks with Poland, Spain, and Romania for air defense systems after Western allies spurned Kiev’s requests, the Financial Times wrote on Friday, citing sources close to the discussions. This comes after a recent wave […]
Source link Ambassador Yacov Livne has reportedly “changed tone” after initially claiming the bombing of the humanitarian convoy was not a war crime Poland said on Friday that Israel’s envoy in Warsaw has apologized for the death of a Polish volunteer killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza this week. Ambassador Yacov Livne was […]
Source link President Andrzej Duda has urged bloc members to invest at least 3% of their GDP in collective defense to counter Russia Polish President Andrzej Duda has sent a formal letter to the leaders of fellow NATO states, urging them to boost the minimum spending requirement for collective defense, the Rzeczpospolita news outlet reported […]
Source link Warsaw has summoned Ambassador Yakov Livne after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a Polish aid worker in Gaza. The Polish authorities were critical of how Israel handled the incident and demanded compensation for the victim’s family. On Monday, the IDF carried out three consecutive airstrikes on a humanitarian convoy, killing seven foreign […]
Source link Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski was recalled to Warsaw from his post at the head of the Eurocorps force The Polish Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had recalled the commander of the six-nation Eurocorps military force and opened an investigation into his “personal security clearance.” In a statement on its website, the […]
Source link A projectile fired at Ukraine had violated the Polish airspace, the country’s army said Warsaw summoned the Russian ambassador on Sunday, saying that a missile launched at Ukraine had briefly entered Polish territory. “Poland will demand explanations from the Russian Federation in connection with another violation of the country’s airspace,” the Foreign Ministry […]
Source link Stanislav Krapivnik told RT that Warsaw is using claims that Moscow is preparing to attack NATO to justify a preemptive strike of its own The Polish government is “mentally” preparing its population for the country’s direct involvement in the Ukraine conflict, former US Army officer Stanislav Krapivnik told RT on Thursday. He claimed […]
Source link The presence of a certain number of NATO-member forces has been implicitly confirmed, according to Warsaw’s top diplomat The fact that Western forces are present in Ukraine is now an ‘open secret’, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has told German press agency dpa. The statement comes less than two weeks after the minister […]
Source link Prime Minister Donald Tusk could face opposition from President Andrzej Duda over the proposed move Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has decided to recall more than 50 of the country’s ambassadors and will withdraw around a dozen candidates put forward by the previous government in Warsaw, according to a statement issued on Wednesday. […]
Source link President Andrzej Duda has argued that the Western military bloc should raise its spending guideline to at least 3% of GDP Polish President Andrzej Duda has revealed a major goal for his visit this week to Washington: persuading US leaders to back a higher spending requirement for NATO members to help intimidate Russia. […]
Source link Sending NATO troops into Ukraine would block any diplomatic efforts to stop conflict between Kiev and Moscow, Rome has warned Paris and Warsaw have no right to speak for all NATO members when it comes to troop deployment into Ukraine, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto told La Stampa newspaper in an interview published […]
Source link Warsaw says its support for Kiev will continue, but it will not deploy troops to the country Warsaw will not send troops to Ukraine, yet it is set to continue helping Kiev via other means, Polish Defense Minister Wladysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has said. The minister was asked about the likelihood that NATO might deploy […]
Source link Warsaw has agreed to buy thousands of anti-tank grenade launchers from Saab, continuing its ramp-up in military spending Poland has continued its military buildup in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict by agreeing to buy anti-tank grenade launchers from Sweden, its newest NATO ally. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced the arms deal at […]
Source link Kiev has denied the claim, saying no negotiations about temporarily closing the border were taking place Poland and Ukraine are in talks about temporarily closing the border between the two countries amid a blockade by protesting farmers, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. Kiev has denied such discussions were underway. The announcement […]