NATO shows its strength – said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after gathering with the Minister of Defence of Germany Boris Pistorius at Jasionka Airport close Rzeszów. This area will be protected by 2 German Patriot batteries. “I am impressed with the preparation of soldiers, enthusiasm, commitment,” added the head of the MON.
Minister of Defence of Poland and Germany met present at Jasionka Airport close Rzeszów to announce the beginning of the mission of 2 German anti-aircraft batteries Patriot. It will take six months. About 200 German soldiers participate.
– We could just observe Patriot batteries, which are being deployed around Jasionka Airport to defend our and allied sky to defend the transportation of equipment to Ukraine," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish and recalled that over 90% of the aid to the war-torn country goes through this logistical hub.
The head of the MON stressed that the Patriot batteries that have just been deployed are a “big deal” – the safety of our airspace. “I thank you for this allied declaration and for fulfilling your commitments to the North Atlantic Alliance,” he said, addressing Minister Boris Pistorius. He reminded me that So far, Americans have been stationed in Jasionka. – Now they will have time to review their equipment, but we are certain of further allied support – Kosiniak-Kamish said.
The Deputy Prime Minister besides thanked the soldiers and the inhabitants of Rzeszów and Podkarpacie, who “received our allies in an highly warm way.” He admitted that he was impressed with military preparations, their enthusiasm and commitment. “Poland is safer, Europe is safer, NATO is an effective alliance. NATO shows its strength – said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish in Jasionka. He besides stressed the importance of support in patrol missions, which is to keep the ability to refuel in the air. “Poland does not have specified capabilities, so allied support is absolutely necessary,” he added. Since the beginning of the year Air tankers Airbus A330 MRTT from a fleet shared by respective European NATO states are ready to support allied air missions on the east flank.
According to the head of the MON, Poland is making a immense effort to modernise and grow the army, spending almost 5% of GDP on these targets this year. He recalled that safety is determined by 3 principles: – Power of society, strength of his own army and strength of the Alliance. We confirm it today.
Minister of National Defence recalled that another 1 is being prepared “Big Five” meetingwhich contributes the most to the safety of Europe and the top assistance to Ukraine. - We'll continue. We are preparing a good economical mission of joint ventures of Polish, German, French, British and Italian companies in combination with the Ukrainian arms manufacture – declared Kosiniak-Kamysz. He besides informed that a fresh military counterintelligence unit was formed in Rzeszów. It is another inspectorate of SKW after Bydgoszcz, Wrocław and Olsztyn. We're raising the level of counterintelligence. fresh threats require specified action," said the head of the MON.
German defence minister Boris Pistorius stressed that the smooth functioning of the hub in Rzeszów is crucial in the face of the hard situation in Ukraine and the unwavering request of Ukrainians for western support. He thanked Poland for coordinating and Assistance to the east Neighbor and assessed that our country "has fulfilled this function with incredible bravado and commitment". erstwhile asked if the mission of German Patriot batteries could be extended, it indicated that it could not be of a permanent character, including due to hardware and personnel limitations.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz, shortly German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters will launch a mission to patrol airspace over Poland and Romania. – Thank you for your declaration to direct Eurofighters to defend Polish sky and our allies in Romania. This makes NATO's east flank safer. Minister Pistorius has come consecutive from Lithuania, where the German army brigade is being installed to defend our ally. The mark is to have 5,000 soldiers stationed there, an allied presence. The Air Police Mission over Poland and the east flank of NATO, the presence of Patriots in Jasionka, the support in patrol missions and the protection of Polish airspace are tangible proofs of cooperation, for which I warmly thank you," stressed the head of the MON.
