Poland and Sweden will develop military capabilities together to strengthen security on the Baltic Sea
12.03.2026
The new security architecture on the Baltic Sea is based on the Polish-Swedish alliance: building shared capabilities, joint procurement, cooperation and training. We have a great future with Sweden ahead of us. We will develop all those capabilities and skills. We will invest together in the defence industry and build the new security architecture in the Baltic Sea - said the Deputy Prime Minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during the meeting with the Minister of Defence of Sweden.
On 12 March, The Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Defence, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, has met with the Minister of Defence of Sweden, Pål Jonson at the Gdynia Naval Base.
The entry of a submarine of the Kingdom of Sweden into the port in Gdynia has symbolic meaning. It is a sign of allied capabilities, cooperation, joint exercises and mutual responsibility. It is also a symbol of the contract we have signed at the end of last year. We meet here on a symbolic date. 27 years ago, Poland has joined the North Atlantic Alliance – it has joined NATO. Sweden is the latest country to have joined the Alliance and it has changed the position of NATO. The Baltic Sea became an inner sea of the Alliance – stressed the Polish Minister of National Defence.
Speaking on the future and cooperation, the Polish Minister of National Defence noted that both Poland and Sweden will take turns in the command structure responsible for security on the Baltic Sea. One of the big tasks will be to protect critical infrastructure in the face of the ongoing hybrid warfare.
We are also preparing to assume command on the Baltic Sea. Right now, it is Germany that executes this command for four years, then Poland, then Sweden. The Baltic Sea is not just a transport and shipping route, it is also one of the most sensitive areas in NATO with regards to threats from the Russian Federation – added the Deputy Prime Minister.
We live in difficult, dangerous times. Russia tests out unity and determination. We also see this in your region, where Russian drones violate airspace and threaten security. It was only two weeks ago that we have witnessed Russian drones operating in the region. Russia tests us, but we will remain united, and this brings results. This is why it is important for us to continue modernizing our militaries and strengthening NATO, so that the Alliance is able to defend and protect every fragment of its territory – said the Minister of Defence of Sweden, Pål Jonson, in turn
The visit at the Gdynia Naval Base was organized as part of the official state visit of Their Royal Majesties, Queen and King of Sweden in Poland and is aimed at bolstering the strong, Polish-Swedish partnership in the areas of defence and security within the Baltic Security Pact.