“You are misleading the public. Why scare the nation?’ Sikorski turns to PiS

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- I'm sorry. Opposition politicians mislead the public, explaining why the EP voted against the resolution - which is not binding - on European defence. Jarosław Kaczyński - one more time absent - claims that it is simply a donation of Polish money to Brussels and Berlin for the reinforcements and control of the Polish army. Mateusz Morawiecki says he will not allow, quote, "to tampering with our relations with NATO". Others are threatening that fresh regulations can, I quote, "remove defence, unanimity" - stated Radosław Sikorski in the Sejm.


- I'm sorry. Gentlemen and ladies, why scare the nation? First of all: the resolution does not mention the transfer of command over the Polish army or defence budget. No way. Secondly, its provisions aim to improve and increase the cost-effectiveness of the procurement of military equipment for the military needs of the associate States. This is about the scale effect: by buying together, we can buy more and cheaper - he went on.


- I'm sorry. Thirdly, the rule of unanimity, in which nationalists are so in love, means, for example, that our Armed Forces Modernisation Fund does not receive EUR 450 million for compensation for supplies we have sent Ukraine for your government. The decision is blocked by Hungarian friends of the opposition today. Happy? - he asked.
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