British Typhoons over Poland. Siewiera: this is the beginning, there will be more of these activities in the near future

British Prime Minister Rishui Sunak said on Tuesday in Warsaw that, as part of its support, Great Britain will send Typhoon fighters to Poland, which will defend Polish airspace. He added that as part of the NATO Steadfast Defender 24 exercise, which will last until the end of May, 16,000 people will be sent to Poland. British soldiers.

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The head of the National Security Bureau, Jacek Siewiera, commented on the matter in “Kropka nad i”.

– Excellent news. This is absolutely excellent news, said Siewiera. As he added, “this is the beginning, because there will be more activities to increase the presence of allies in Polish airspace, but not only Polish airspace, in the coming time.”

– However, the presence of 16,000 (British soldiers in Poland – ed.), I expect to be deployed as part of exercises in some form of presence. This is a huge scale, suffice it to say that it is a number that exceeds the current number of American soldiers on Polish territory. This is indeed a significant presence, significant involvement, he said.

Rishi Sunak also said on Tuesday in Warsaw that Britain would send Ukraine an additional half a billion pounds of military aid. This year, total British spending on aid to Ukraine will amount to PLN 3.5 billion. Britain will send Ukraine a package of military equipment, including 60 combat boats, over 400 vehicles, four million rounds of small arms ammunition, anti-aircraft defense and Storm Shadow missiles.

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The head of the National Security Bureau assessed that the fact that the British Prime Minister announced this decision in Poland “is, first of all, a symbol of Great Britain's involvement in the defense of the eastern flank, in the sense of allied solidarity, but also in supporting Ukraine as a signal to the Kremlin that support from the West is not only comes from Washington.

– Secondly, it emphasizes the role of Poland as a key country that takes responsibility for NATO's eastern flank – he added.

– Great Britain was our ally in this action from the very beginning, because it was Great Britain that not only sent its Sky Saber sets here in the first days of the war (Russia against Ukraine – ed.), which are still in service today, protecting Polish airspace, but also in the period before the direct invasion, during the migration crisis on the eastern border, it sent an engineering company, a heavy armored company, which performed engineering tasks in the construction of the barrier – said Jacek Siewiera in “Kropka nad i”.

The House of Representatives passed on Saturday aid package for Ukraine worth almost USD 61 billion. The vote unlocks the months-long deadlock in the House and paves the way for resuming support for Ukraine as early as this week. The Senate's decision is expected on Tuesday or Wednesday. US President Joe Biden declared that he would sign the regulations on this matter as soon as possible.

Jacek Siewiera assessed that “without a doubt” the Chamber's decision was influenced by “reports from intelligence agencies, both from partner services and the CIA”, presenting an unfavorable situation for Kiev on the front. – The efforts of many representatives of the European political scene in behind-the-scene talks, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation in Ukraine and the need to provide this assistance, were not without significance – he continued.

– Without a doubt, the conversation in which I had the honor to participate in the Congress, during the visit of President Andrzej Duda, during the conversation with the Speaker (Mike Johnson – ed.), in which he also emphasized the seriousness of this situation, also had an impact – he added.

When asked about the potential impact of the package on the situation on the front, Siewiera replied that aid from the US would “stabilize it”, but “it is not aid that can lead to a radical reversal of the situation.” – However, there is no doubt that at this stage it will at least lead to stabilization of the front line – said Siewiera.