Poland is part of NATO, the strongest military alliance in the history of the world; we must have an army so strong that it has enough deterrent power, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Sunday in Warsaw’s Wesoła district.
“That’s why we’re safe.”
On Sunday, the head of the government, together with the Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Ministry of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, visited the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade named after General Tadeusz Kościuszko in Wesoła, where they met with participants in the project “Train with NATO”.
Poland is part of NATO, the strongest military alliance in the history of the world. That’s why we’re safe
said the prime minister.
He also pointed out that Sunday marked 24 years since our country joined the North Atlantic Alliance.
It was on March 12, 1999 that Poland became part of this alliance
he said.
As he added, exercises under the “Train with NATO” project are organized by those who have participated in military missions.
And it is during these military missions that not only soldiers get to know each other, gain experience, interact with modern equipment of other armies, work on equipment interoperability, but it is also where different concepts, strategies for defense for the future are born
noted Morawiecki.
He also encouraged all citizens to participate in firearms training, visit shooting ranges, and learn how to shoot. “For them to participate in exercises like this, +Train with the Army+, +Train with NATO+,” he said.
The head of government stressed that we must have an army that is so strong that it does not have to defend itself.
That Poland has sufficient deterrent power
he pointed it out.
Building a strong military starts with strong government finances. It is from the Polish budget that we finance the Polish army, purchases abroad, recapitalization of our Polish arms factories
Morawiecki emphasized.
We will reinforce the Polish army because we are convinced of this strategy. It must be so strong that it is better never to be used
– added.
“It’s a day when we show our efforts”
Poland is safe if there is a strong army – said Deputy Prime Minister, head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak in Wesoła in Warsaw.
Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak, together with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, visited the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade named after General Tadeusz Kościuszko in Wesoła, where they met with participants of the “Train with NATO” project.
Today we celebrate the 24th anniversary of Poland’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance. But this is not a holiday, it is an important day that points our way to freedom. It is a day that shows our efforts, our concern for Poland to be free and to develop
said the minister.
For that to happen, Poland must be safe
he noticed.
He stressed that thanks to the fact that the Polish army is being strengthened, new military units are being brought to life, the Polish army is growing in numbers and equipped with modern weapons, Poland is safe.
Poland is also strong in alliances, as evidenced by the presence of American, British, Romanian and Croatian soldiers on Polish soil. But also the presence of Polish soldiers in Romania or Latvia
he assessed.
The Warsaw Armored Brigade, part of the “Iron Division”, is stationed in Wesoła.
Established by the PiS government on the ruins of the liquidated by the PO-PSL coalition, the 1st Warsaw Armored Division named after General Tadeusz Kosciuszko
explained the deputy prime minister.
He noted that there will be Abrams tanks in this brigade this year.
They will be in the hands of our soldiers, they will guard our safety on the eastern flank of the North Atlantic Alliance. They will close the Brzeska gate to scare off the aggressor. So that the resurgent Russian Empire would not dare to invade Poland
he stressed.
He reported that a record number of nearly 500 people had signed up for the Sunday training “Train with the Army” in Wesoła. He recalled that the next, third edition of the program will start in the spring. More than 11,000 people participated in the fall and winter edition. people. The head of the Ministry of National Defense encouraged as many people as possible to join the Polish army.
25,000 places have been prepared for volunteers
he noticed.
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Source: wPolityce