Strengthening Operation "Eastern Sentry", reaffirming US commitments, agreement with Ukraine on cooperation between the arms industries – these are the main topics addressed by Poland at the NATO Defence Ministers meeting. Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz besides talked in Brussels about the request to shift funds from grants to the construction of the anti-drone wall.
NATO Defence Ministers met on Wednesday at the office of the Alliance in Brussels to discuss investments in defence, deterrence, NATO strategy and Ukraine support. After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that he sought to Operation east Sentry, was a permanent, planned action combined with ‘Baltic SentryIt’s okay. ” “The 2 operations are part of NATO’s sustainable strategy,” explained the head of the MON. The first is an allied consequence to Russian provocations, namely violations of NATO airspace. The second mission is to monitor critical infrastructure deployed to the Baltic.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz added that all states that have so far declared their commitment to these operations and sending their soldiers and equipment (thinkers, helicopters) are announcing further support.
Another already held in Brussels Meeting Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. “We have confirmed the alliance commitments between the United States and Poland, relations at the highest level and issues concerning the deployment of American soldiers in Poland”, said Kosiniak-Kamysz. He added that U.S. Army soldiers stay in Poland due to the fact that our country has a very good relation with the United States, invests in armaments and is an crucial economical partner who makes "gigantic purchases with American allies".
The gathering of the Defence Ministers was connected with an informal gathering of the NATO-Ukraine Council and the Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine, attended by the Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal. Poland has signed a letter of intent with Ukraine on the joint production of defence equipment and common support of defence industries. For Poland, the experience of Ukrainian manufacture in the construction of drones and weapons that fight them is peculiarly important. In turn, our neighbours are curious in Polish capabilities of producing dense equipment for land troops.
One of the topics of the gathering of NATO defence Ministers was besides the issue of the alleged PURL, which was launched in August of the initiative in which the Alliance countries finance the acquisition of arms and ammunition for Ukraine from American stocks. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that more than half of the North Atlantic Alliance states have declared their participation in the PURL. Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz informed that Poland's decisions will be made in the close future.
The Council for abroad Affairs of the European Union at the level of defence ministers will besides be held in Brussels in the evening. He will be chaired by the head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas. Ministers will discuss actions on strengthening associate States' common defence capabilities and on EU military support to Ukraine. – Speech will be about the anti-drone wall, about SAFE initiatives – mentioned Kosiniak-Kamish. The Deputy Prime Minister admitted that unless a decision is made to shift the grant appropriations to the anti-drone wall project, many countries would not participate in it. Then they'll emergence in the wall of the hole. The holed wall is no wall – the Minister of Defence concluded.
Prior to the beginning of the main deliberations, the Deputy Prime Minister met with Britain's Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey. The subject of the talks was bilateral cooperation to strengthen deterrence and defence. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish besides spoke with the Minister of Defence of Portugal and Germany.
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