“It is a very important day in the history of Polish-American cooperation, but also a very important day when it comes to the history of the Polish Armed Forces. An agreement has just been signed, that guarantees the delivery of 250 Abrams tanks in the most modern version for the Polish Army. In July last year, together with Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, here at the headquarters of the 1st Armoured Tadeusz Kościuszko Brigade, a hero of two nations - Polish and American, we announced the decision of the Polish government to purchase Abrams tanks. Today we signed the agreement, so we have finalized that decision” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence.

“Exercises within the eFP improve the skills of cooperation between the Polish Army and allied forces. The task that the commanders set for the soldiers during the exercise is primarily to improve the skills of cooperation, so this is what is called interoperability in NATO terminology. The point is that, in an emergency, the enhanced allied forces could work together very smoothly to ensure security and to deter the aggressor. To prove that the soldiers of the allied forces are well-coordinated and have high skills that they can cooperate with each other. This is the key to ensuring the security of our homeland” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence during a meeting with soldiers participating in the Bull Run-18 exercise.

“The session on the Strategic Compass has ended. The document was approved by the European Union's foreign and defence ministers. The document is different from the project we discussed earlier. This is a change in the right direction because the threats have been eliminated. The risk of the European Union competing with NATO in security matters has been reduced. We wanted both institutions to cooperate and complement each other. That there would be no rivalry between them and in our opinion we have achieved success” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence after the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

“We can count on the United Kingdom.Then, when Poland was attacked by the Belarusian regime, when hybrid attacks were conducted on the Polish border, it was then that I spoke to Ben Wallace, who offered support by deployment of soldiers from the British engineering troops. The soldiers came to Poland in a very short time and to this day they serve on the Polish-Belarusian border supporting Polish soldiers. Thank you very much for that ” - said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak after the talks with the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence , Ben Wallace, were concluded.

“There is no consent of the North Atlantic Alliance to the situation in Ukraine. In this regard, we discussed the steps that should be taken to stop the Russian invasion. For my part, I presented the project that Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński spoke about yesterday during his visit to Kiev. I presented this project for the allies to consider whether and how a peace mission in Ukraine could be formulated. Let me remind you that such a mission is conducted in Kosovo. Of course, it is not easy, this matter will be discussed, but it has been put on the table” - said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak after the meeting of NATO defence ministers.

"Today is the 23rd anniversary of Poland's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance. This anniversary falls on an exceptional time due to the fact there is a war at the borders of Poland. Russia has attacked Ukraine. Poland is safe. Poland is also safe because constitutes a part of the North Atlantic Alliance" - said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak during his stay in Bemowo Piskie.

The Polish Army has been on high alert for several weeks due to the tense situation in Ukraine. Today, in connection with the Russian aggression, Minister Mariusz Błaszczak decided to introduce another level of readiness in dedicated units of operational and territorial defence forces. Soldiers will be required to remain in them. The decisions on leaves and travel duties were also withdrawn. The decision to introduce the next degree of readiness is standard course of action in such situations.

“Thank you for strengthening the military presence of the United States in Poland, and for declaring the possibility of further strengthening, both by NATO and the USA, if necessary. Poland and United states together are able to act more effectively and achieve more. We have a common goal of peace and security. StrongerTogether” – said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after the end of talks with Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defence.

“We are located in an air base, but this is not only air base indeed because it is also an expanded and developed military equipment warehouses and this will definitely facilitate the readiness of the US troops and this is the biggest facility of this kind in this part of Europe” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence during a meeting with soldiers at the 33rd Transport Air Base.

Today we talked about the support given to Ukraine, which is now threatened by aggressive Russian policy, but also about Georgia. I have presented everything that Poland consistently does to support these countries. We want to stop this development of the Russian sphere of influence, so that our neighbouring countries can decide for themselves which alliance they want to join. I emphasized that there is no consent for someone from the outside to decide for Ukraine what alliance it should and should not be in. This is one of the fundamental principles of sovereignty. We stand for the sovereignty of all states - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after the meeting with NATO defence ministers at the Alliance Headquarters in Brussels.