– Our common intention is for defense initiatives to become coordinated security policy, which will cover the entire continent and Great Britain. It's time to end the period of competition and different initiatives competing with each other for the defense of Europe – he said at a conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister premier Donald Tusk.
– Now we need readiness and commitment – emphasized Tusk. – The Polish-British agenda is long and broad – he added.
– We talked today on the security of Poland, Great Britain and the whole of Europe. Our countries are a good example of great coordination of activities to strengthen defense in various formats, e.g. the European Sky Shield Initiative, said the Polish Prime Minister.
British fighters and troops will go to Poland. Sunak's declaration
– Polish-British relations are strong – said the Prime Minister Great Britain Rishi Sunak. “We are allies forever,” he said in Polish. – We in Great Britain will never forget that it was Polish pilots who saved our lives by fighting in our skies – explained the Prime Minister.
– We will strengthen our cooperation in all formats. Typhoon fighters will patrol Polish airspace. We will also send 16,000. soldiers in support, Sunak noted. – There is a great bond between Poland and Great Britain that builds security. We also talked about the possibilities of the arms industry, Sunak said. – We are building frigates and a new air defense system that will protect the skies over Poland, Sunak announced.
The British Prime Minister said that “Poland is at the heart of ensuring security throughout Europe.”
– We have something else in common. We are united by our love for Margaret Thatcher, Sunak said. – When she visited Warsaw in 1988, she described the risk we have to face today. She said that freedom brings responsibility. She was right and I am very glad that we are responsible, concluded the politician.
Rishi Sunak and Jens Stoltenberg in Poland
Earlier on Tuesday Rishi Sunakas well as those visiting in Warsaw, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, together with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, they visited the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade. Gen. Tadeusz Kościuszko.
The British Prime Minister has declared greater spending on the army. – Britain will increase defense spending to 2.5%. GDP by 2030 – he announced.
Sunak emphasized that as prime minister he must keep the safety of British citizens in mind, and he can do this thanks to the dedicated service of soldiers who are ready to sacrifice their safety in defense of values.
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