- Belarusian-Russian military exercises Zapad-2025 will take place in September and Poland announces an “adequate response” in the form of large Polish and Natovian maneuvers
- The Zapad exercises are organized all 4 years since 2009; the 2021 edition brought together more than 200,000 soldiers and preceded the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Tomczyk stated that Russia and Belarus are always worrying, but Zapad-2025 maneuvers do not pose a direct threat to Poland
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The gathering of U.S. president Donald Trump and Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski in the Basilica of Saint Peter during the ceremony of Pope Francis will go to the past of planet politics. Italian media they even mention to them as “the wonder of Francis”.
On Monday morning conversation at RMF FM Tomasz Terlikowski decided to ask his guest whether in his opinion “the miracle of Francis” would actually happen and the war in Ukraine would end. Everyone wants to believe in miracles. Instead of miracles, I'd like to hear the facts that this war is yet ending. and that the United States was up to the challenge, granted by Deputy Minister of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk.
— Finally, Donald Trump saw Vladimir Putin not having good intentions. After all, we in Poland, regardless of our political views, know this from the very beginning. Putin's a criminal, he's a murderer, he's the man who led this war. We have no uncertainty about it,” stressed the deputy chief of the MON.
Zapad-2025 maneuvers will take place in September. Caesary Tomczyk calms down
In the further part of the conversation in RMF24, the subject of the upcoming Belarusian-Russian Zapad-2025 exercises was besides raised. erstwhile asked if they could pose a threat to Poland, Tomczyk powerfully denied it. The Deputy Head of the MON besides assured that "we will respond to these exercises in Belarus both as a Polish army and as NATO‘.
“ He explained.
The Belarusian-Russian Zapad exercises have been organized all 4 years since 2009. In 2021, more than 200,000 soldiers took part in the maneuvers, making them the largest in the region since the dissolution of the USSR. As noted, Zapad-2021 was not only a demonstration but besides a preparatory action, which preceded the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Cezary Tomczyk, who was asked about the planned September edition of this year's exercise, admitted that Russia and Belarus are always a possible origin of concern. “The signals that concern Russia and Belarus are always disturbing,” he said.
