Contents tagged with Poland
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Kremlin: Russia will respond to US military base in Poland
The Russian Defense Ministry will take counteractive measures if a US military base is established in Poland, first deputy chairman of the Federation Council defense and security committee Yevgeny Serebrennikov told RIA Novosti.According to him, the Russian diplomatic community intends to warn the US of the consequences of this decision, or to persuade Poland to renounce it. However, despite the diplomatic efforts, the Defense Ministry is prepared to take counteractive measures.
Serebrennikov …
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Poland offers $2 billion for US to establish military base in Poland
Warsaw has proposed an initiative to deploy a permanent US military base in Poland, for which the Polish government is prepared to invest $1.5-$2 billion, the Polish news portal Onet reported, citing a document from the Polish Defense Ministry.
The Polish military department confirmed the authenticity of the document. The department’s press service also added that the document, which is titled “Proposal for a permanent US presence in Poland”, was drafted “in the context of activities directed …
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Polish foreign ministry calls on Stoltenberg to intervene in situation between Hungary and Ukraine
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz believes that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg can intervene in the situation concerning Hungary’s attempt to block Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration, reported RBC Ukraine.
Czaputowicz called the dispute between Hungary and Ukraine “a family dispute.”
“We need to study the problem and propose a solution that will dispel any doubts. Perhaps a third party would be helpful here, for example, the NATO Secretary General. I think he has some tools …
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Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs: relations with Russia remain in deep crisis
At the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Warsaw ,the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jacek Czaputowicz believes that relations with Russia are still in deep crisis, Polish radio reports.
According to Czaputowicz, "there were no elements that would justify a change in the Alliance's position". Under the so-called Warsaw Compromise, NATO pursues a policy of consistent deterrence against Russia while maintaining its readiness to hold talks.
Czaputowicz added that the …
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Poland ready to tighten sanctions against Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland expressed their readiness to tighten the sanctions against Moscow if it does not demonstrate effective steps to return the annexed territories to Ukraine.
During the consultations, the heads of treaty and law departments of the Ukrainian and Polish Foreign Ministries discussed the legal consequences of the annexation of the Crimea, the Embassy of Ukraine to Poland stated on Facebook. The Foreign Ministry of Poland confirmed its unchanged position in …
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The US tank brigade arrives in Europe
The first American armored brigade units arrived at the Belgian Antwerp port and started to unload for further transportation to Eastern Europe, the press-service of Belgian Ministry of Defense stated on Saturday, May 19.
“Military equipment of the U.S.A was delivered to the port of Antwerp for further deployment in Eastern Europe as part of the Atlantic Resolve operation,” the Ministry stated on its Twitter account.
The U.S. Embassy in Belgium stated that 85 tanks, Bradley fighting …
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Poland supports sending UN peacekeers to Donbas
At the UN Security Council in New York at a forum dedicated to the role of international law in the maintenance of peace and security, President Andrzej Duda of Poland stated that Poland supports the idea of sending UN peacekeepers to Donbas, Polskie Radio reported.
According to him, the illegal annexation of the Crimea and the actions of separatists in the Donbas would be impossible without strong support from outside. He believes that the current situation puts the security of all of Europe …
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Poland files case against Russia's Gazprom for financing Nord Stream 2 pipeline
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has opened proceedings against Gazprom and five other international companies responsible for financing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, reported Polskie Radio.
Polskie Radio noted that more than two years ago, the five companies wanted to create a consortium to finance the construction of the Russian gas pipeline. Marek Niechciał, President of UOKIK, stated that “the company that was to deal with the construction of the Nord …
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Pentagon may increase U.S. military contingent in Poland
James Mattis, the United States Secretary of Defense, stated that the United States is open for discussing the possibility of increasing its military contingent in Poland, DW reports. Mattis announced this information during a meeting with Polish Defense Minister, Mariusz Blaszczak, emphasizing that Poland is America’s ally in NATO.
“We are placing troops in NATO in accordance with the requirements of security,” Mattis stated. “Therefore, we are always open to such discussions.”
In 2017, NATO …
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Poland: Smolensk air disaster was caused by an explosion onboard the aircraft
The cause of death for members of the government delegation that crashed near Smolensk in 2010 was an explosion that occurred aboard the Tu-154M plane, as stated by Antoni Macierewicz, Chairman of the Sub-commission on the investigation of the Smolensk disaster and former Polish National Defense Minister, during a live broadcast on the TV channel TVP1.
"The passengers were killed by an explosion in the center wing before colliding with the ground. This [explosion] was their cause of death," …