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18.02.2022U.S. Department of Defence has approved the sale of Abrams tanks to Poland“Thank you for strengthening the military presence of the United States in Poland, and for declaring the possibility of further strengthening, both by NATO and the USA, if necessary. Poland and United states together are able to act more effectively and achieve more. We have a common goal of peace and security. StrongerTogether” – said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after the end of talks with Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defence.
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18.02.2022Polish and American soldiers shoulder to shoulder ensure security on the Eastern flank“We are located in an air base, but this is not only air base indeed because it is also an expanded and developed military equipment warehouses and this will definitely facilitate the readiness of the US troops and this is the biggest facility of this kind in this part of Europe” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence during a meeting with soldiers at the 33rd Transport Air Base.
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17.02.2022NATO supports the inviolability of Ukraine's bordersToday we talked about the support given to Ukraine, which is now threatened by aggressive Russian policy, but also about Georgia. I have presented everything that Poland consistently does to support these countries. We want to stop this development of the Russian sphere of influence, so that our neighbouring countries can decide for themselves which alliance they want to join. I emphasized that there is no consent for someone from the outside to decide for Ukraine what alliance it should and should not be in. This is one of the fundamental principles of sovereignty. We stand for the sovereignty of all states - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after the meeting with NATO defence ministers at the Alliance Headquarters in Brussels.
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16.02.2022NATO stands in solidarity with the threats on the Eastern flank“There is a strong declaration of unity and solidarity towards Ukraine. Readiness to increase engagement on NATO's Eastern flank as the situation develops. This is a message that was shared by all participants in today's meeting. A joint declaration and documents have also been adopted today, making a significant contribution to what will happen at the NATO summit in Madrid (…) The unity of the Alliance states and solidarity with Ukraine are significant. It is important that Poland has been repeating for many years that there is no consent to make concessions to the aggressive Russian policy, because such concessions make the aggressor insolent" - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after the meeting with NATO defence ministers at the Alliance Headquarters in Brussels.
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07.02.2022Great Britain increases the number of troops in Poland“An additional 350 soldiers will be deployed to Poland. They will strengthen the already present 100 soldiers from the engineering troops who, together with Polish soldiers, protect the Polish-Belarusian border. Poland and the United Kingdom are ready through the policy of deterrence discourage the aggressor from further actions” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence during his visit to London.
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02.02.2022Strengthening the US Military Presence in PolandNearly two thousand American soldiers will be deployed to Poland in the oncoming days. On Wednesday the Pentagon announcedthat it has finalized arrangements to strengthen the US military presence in Poland and other parts of NATO's eastern flank (Romania and Germany).
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25.01.2022Poland becomes the 6th Framework Nation of EUROCORPS.“We will work toward fulfilling our obligation that we are taking today upon ourselves. Having been engaged in the work of EC’s internal bodies for couple of years now, Poland is already fully on board in HQ’s activities. That gives our military a good position to take up the highest flag posts in the HQ, including the Commander’s post next year.I expect that Polish officers who are already here, and those who will join soon, will show professionalism and commitment in their day-to-day activities, will collect experience and share their own perspective, how to make this HQ an effective tool of security and defence, for both NATO and the European Union” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence, during the ceremony of welcoming Poland as the sixth framework nation of the Eurocorps.
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10.01.2022Polish-Croatian cooperation strengthens security in the region“Croatian soldiers serve along with Polish, American, Romanian and British soldiers, guarding the security of NATO's eastern flank. It shows our solidarity. This is an expression of our cooperation. But it is not only the format of the North Atlantic Alliance that is the format in which our troops cooperate. We also cooperate within the European Union. I am very pleased with the decision of the Croatian minister and government that, as a part of the European Union Battle Group in 2023, Croatia will participate in the duty together with soldiers of the Visegrad Group " - Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence, said after a meeting with the head of the Croatian Ministry of Defence.
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13.12.2021Poland co-hosts a NATO deterrence and defence seminarI am very pleased to have an opportunity to address such a distinguished audience at the opening of today’s seminar. This event takes place at a very timely moment. We are entering an important phase of the works on the new NATO Strategic Concept. At the Madrid's summit next year hopes and expectations of the Allies are to be translated into strategic guidance for the Alliance and its political-military activities – Minister Mariusz Błaszczak spoke to the participants of the DETERRENCE & DEFENCE seminar held in Brussels and via audio-visual links.
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25.11.2021B9 countries in solidarity with hybrid aggression“During the session, we discussed our presence in the B9 format, about the challenges that we face. First of all, I presented information in regard to the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border. I discussed everything related to the hybrid attack that the Belarusian regime, the Lukashenka regime is conducted against Poland, but also against Lithuania and Latvia. We talked about how this situation can be solved” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence during the meeting of the defence ministers of the B9 countries in Bucharest.