The German Patriot batteries will be in Jasionka for longer, the Norwegians will send their F-35 to Poland again, while the Australia aircraft early informing AWACS – present announced Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish at the NATO summit in The Hague. However, it is crucial that associate States agree to spend 5% of GDP on defence.
The NATO summit began yesterday, but present the main decisions will be made in The Hague. The main concern is to rise the threshold of mandatory defence spending. The Alliance states decided that by 2035 they would scope 5 percent of GDP. – There is no country to argue it, although the discussions continued to the end. Even yesterday there were meetings of abroad and national defence ministers – stressed Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish during the morning briefing in the Netherlands.
The head of the MON has a number of meetings with the defence ministers of another states in plans. He announced his first findings this morning. He told reporters that German Patriot launchers, which for any time cover the airport in Rzeszów-Jasionka, will stay in Poland for longer, at least until the end of the year. It's a nat mission. The Germans thus fulfil their obligations to the Alliance, for which we thank you," said Kosiniak-Kamish.
But that is not the end. shortly they will reappear in Poland Norwegian F-35 aircraft. Pilots, as at the beginning of this year, will carry out patrol missions and practice with Polish airmen. “We have more and more airspace violations on the Baltic. This affects not only Poland, but besides another NATO countries, so we request this kind of support – the Deputy Prime Minister pointed out. Poland can besides number on the assistance of partners outside the North Atlantic Pact. The NATO summit is traditionally attended by representatives of Australia, fresh Zealand, Japan and South Korea. They meet with their European counterparts, and specified discussions frequently bring concrete findings. – Australia will shortly send an early informing aircraft to Poland AWACS. With this support, we will get data crucial for our security. This involves the function of Poland as a country without which there is no transfer of equipment for the fighting Ukraine," Kosiniak-Kamish said. It is through Poland that most of the aid directed to the east goes through. The key function of the above mentioned airport in Jasionka, which in a fewer months became a immense logistics hub.
But in matters of collective security, the Armed Forces of Poland are not only beneficiaries. They are preparing the first exercises at division level in years under the code name “Iron Defender”, during which Poles will act together with another NATO armies. I invited all our allies to this exercise. I already have affirmative answers from many countries. There will surely be the United States, there will be Turkey, the largest armies of the Alliance. But not only did I just talk to the Minister of Defence of Slovakia, formerly Finland and Canada. Almost all countries are curious in participation, support and presentation of the Alliance's force, which must be expressive, must have the power of deterrence – Kosiniak-Kamish argued. The exercises are planned for September, and the main function will be played during them by the 18th Mechanized Division. At the same time, in Belarus there are to be cyclical “Zapad” maneuvers involving the Russian army.
During the briefing, the Polish Deputy Prime Minister powerfully stressed the immense leap concerning the investment in defence, which became the participation of the Alliance. "A year ago there were 8 or 9 NATO states that did not spend on defence even declared 2 percent of GDP. At the next summit, we decided to spend 5 percent. This shows how much has changed this year," Kosiniak-Kamish said. According to the head of the MON, there is no another way. – Napoleon rightly said that a country that cannot afford to fund its own army will feed the army to others. If we do not safe ourselves, everything else will be worth small – he emphasized.
Poland is already spending almost 5% of GDP on defence. According to Kosiniak-Kamish, the NATO threshold should be reached next year. – We have our way of financing the army from the budget and the Armed Forces Support Fund. European funds, which we won during the Polish Presidency, will now become an additional origin for us. EUR 150 billion for the European arms programmeIt happened for the first time in history. Europe woke up – the Minister of Defence noted. Of course, as he added, without the strong voice of the United States, it would be impossible, but the effects of the summit cannot be considered in terms of the triumph of 1 side or another. “The winner of the summit is stronger NATO, stronger Europe and safer world,” Kosiniak-Kamish concluded.
