“The government treats Poland's security as a priority. The situation with which we are dealing on the Polish-Belarusian border is the most serious test for our services for decades. Polish soldiers, officers of the Border Guard and the police pass this exam perfectly ” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence, during his speech to the Sejm.

“I can say that there is a great understanding of the problem Poland is dealing with. The case concerns not only Poland. My Lithuanian and Latvian counterparts also spoke about the experiences of their countries with a hybrid attack taking place on the border of Belarus with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. There is understanding on the part of our allies for the actions taken. There is also some kind of support from our allies, although we emphasized that Poland's potential is so great that we are able to cope with this challenge. However, unanimity is important, NATO countries' solidarity is important and I would like to emphasize that I heard such words” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after the meeting with defence ministers at NATO Headquarters.

“We are together in the North Atlantic Alliance and in the European Union. Together we are building the security of our countries. This cooperation is a prerequisite for security, it is also a condition for development. Poland and Lithuania are now also affected by hybrid attacks from Belarus, so we are talking about security, about undertaking the most effective method of counteracting those attacks. We work together and we are stronger together. Our countries are in the European Union and NATO, so we face such challenges together ” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence in Vilnius.

"Polish-Turkish relations go back 600 years of history. These are relations that bear fruit today in Polish-Turkish cooperation, especially as part of the North Atlantic Alliance, but also as part of bilateral cooperation. This cooperation was evidenced by the signing of agreements during President Andrzej Duda's visit to Turkey. Agreements on cooperation, but also on the purchase of drones from Turkey” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after a meeting with the head of the Turkish Ministry of Defence.

“We will not allow the border to be forced by immigrants, we will not allow a migration crisis to arise. The border of our countries is also the border of the European Union. We are in solidarity with each other. We are focused on the protection of that border, these are the efforts made by Poland. The format of the Visegrad Group countries is a format that we appreciate” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence during the meeting in Hungary.

“The Abrams tank factory is well prepared for production. It has large production capacity. This modern tank has the necessary abilities for the soldiers of the Polish Army to have an advantage over the soldiers of the aggressor in a conflict situation. We purchase tanks to deter the aggressor, so that the aggressor knows that the Polish Army has a weapon that is a real and effective ” - said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.

“This place we are in is a remarkable. There is a piece of Polish land in the United States. There are graves of Polish soldiers, there are graves of US citizens who have always admitted their Polish identity, who emphasized their Polish roots, ”said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak during his stay in Doylestown.

“We assume that the deliveries will be made at the scheduled time - the Patriots will be delivered to our country by the end of next year. We are preparing the infrastructure, and soldiers will be trained to use these weapons. Everything is going according to plan ” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence during a meeting in the USA with Polish soldiers.

“The conversation was concrete. We talked about cooperation, about strengthening Polish-American relations, about equipping the Polish Army with modern equipment. I can say that from the point of view of the United States Secretary of Defence, equipping the Polish Army with Abrams tanks is absolutely justified, as it builds interoperability between American and Polish forces. At the end of this month, the Secretary of the U.S. Army will come to Poland. We will discuss the details. Everything indicates that the first Abrams tanks will be used by the Polish Army next year ” - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence after the meeting with the United States Secretary of Defence.

“I believe here in Warsaw we have good venue to discuss important issues related to the Alliance security, in our region and beyond. This can be considered as one of conceptual contributions from the region to the current debate, esp. among NATO Allies, about how to make our deterrence and defence, and our resilience against the key threats, more solid” - Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence, said in his speech opening this year's defence panel of the Warsaw Security Forum conference.