Canada is a reliable friend and ally of Poland. Our countries have a long history of cooperation. Canada was the first country to support Poland's NATO membership. (...) Today, we work together to support Ukraine and to strengthen security on NATO's eastern flank" Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said after meeting with Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand.

"We have received assurances that the US Army will provide us with Apache helicopters. It will give us access to them from its own resources, even before the signing of the contract for the purchase of 96 helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces. This is a very significant capability, so we appreciate the Defense Secretary's decision all the more, as these helicopters will be obtained from the resources of the US ground forces. In a few weeks, Polish pilots will begin training. The helicopters will go to the eastern flank of NATO, to the 18th Mechanized Division" said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak after the meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin.

On May 4, Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak began a visit to the United States, where he met, among others, with representatives of the Lockheed Martin plant in Camden, Arkansas, where Himars artillery systems are manufactured. The head of the Ministry of Defense informed that the first HIMARS rocket artillery systems will be delivered to the Polish Armed Forces as early as this year.

Future measures to strengthen security in the region and build interoperability, the development of military cooperation within the Bucharest Nine format, and new plans to build a system of deterrence and defense for the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance's eastern flank - these were the main topics of the Bucharest Nine defense ministers' meeting held in Warsaw on Wednesday. The meeting was hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr.

Cooperation with the U.S. military gives the Polish Army very valuable skills that are extremely important for building the resilience, which is required in the context of all that is happening in Europe today, what is happening in the world. (...) Polish and U.S. soldiers systematically cooperate during a number of military exercises constantly improving the level of interoperability. Training at the training ground in Nowa Dęba is one of the elements to strengthen security on NATO's eastern flank - Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said at the training ground in Nowa Dęba.

- The strategic partnership with the United States and Poland's active membership in the North Atlantic Alliance are pillars of our homeland's security. Today, for the next time with Ambassador Brzezinski, I have the honor to visit Powidz and open another investment related to strengthening Poland's security, but also to strengthening the security of the entire eastern flank of NATO," said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

„My Romanian counterpart and I spoke on the subject of defense cooperation. We know that Polish soldiers are in Romania and Romanian soldiers are in Poland. And we are building interoperability between our militaries. We are strengthening our armed forces through modernization. And so it happens that we are buying very similar equipment, or one could even say identical equipment" Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said in Romania.

„Polish Krab cannon howitzers are proving themselves in the hands of brave Ukrainians. They defend Ukraine and its independence from the Russian invasion. I can say quite plainly that thanks to the cooperation with the European Commission, thanks to the initiative presented by the European Commission, we can intensify the production capacity when it comes to ammunition manufactured right here in Dezamet. And this is our goal" said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak in Nowa Dęba.

"Soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces and soldiers of the United Kingdom are training together building interoperability. They are exercising side by side strengthening the security of Poland, but also strengthening the security of the entire eastern flank of NATO." - Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak said during a meeting with Polish and British soldiers.

"We are proud of the declaration of President Biden regarding the permanent presence of American troops in Poland. We have been striving for this for years, for the word 'permanent' - and it has just become a reality. As of today, the garrison in Poznan begins its activities. The U.S. Land Forces V Corps Forward Command is already operating, thus it is from Poland that the U.S. land forces that are on NATO's eastern flank are commanded. Our soldiers practice with each other. Not far from Poznan, in Biedrusko, there is the Abrams Academy - an academy that prepares Polish tankers for service on Abrams tanks, which will go to the Polish Army already this year. And this is the good news regarding Poland's security and the security of NATO's eastern flank." - Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said during a ceremony to establish U.S. Army Garrison Poland.