"Today we are having the next edition of our "Train with the Army" [Polish: Trenuj z wojskiem] program, however today we are exercising with NATO. The instructors, in addition to soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces, include among others soldiers from the United States military. But this is not a festival. This is a day displaying our path to freedom, a day demonstrating our efforts and our concern for Poland to be free and to develop. For that to happen, Poland must stay safe. Thanks to the reason that we strengthen the Polish Armed Forces, that we establish new military units, thanks to the fact that the Polish Military is growing in numbers, thanks to the fact that it is equipped with modern weapons, Poland is safe," said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak during a meeting with Participants of the "Train with NATO" [Polish: Trenuj z NATO] campaign.

"We discussed a new initiative of joint procurement and transfer of ammunition to Ukraine. Not just 155mm ammunition, which is used for cannon howitzers, but a wide range of it, from Western design tanks to post-Soviet equipment ammunition. We spoke of ensuring this new initiative does not come at the expense of states' spending on other forms of support. We also talked about the subsidization for the domestic arms industry." - Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said after a meeting of EU defense ministers in Stockholm.

"I have a scheduled meeting with Boris Pistorius, the Minister of Defense of Germany. The main issue we will discuss is the low availability of spare parts for Leopard tanks. What I expect of Minister Pistorius is that he will influence German industry so that these parts will be procured. We are prepared to set up a service hub in Poland to overhaul and service Leopard tanks delivered to Ukraine. The most important thing is to overcome the impasse. I'm counting on Minister Pistorius to cause the German armaments industry to supply parts to the hub, which will be established at the Bumar-Labędy plant." - Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said at a press conference before his departure to Sweden.

"This week is full of good information for the Polish Armed Forces, the armaments industry, and Poland. K2 tanks will be serviced, repaired and manufactured here at the Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne [English: Military Automotive Works] in Poznań. It is great news for Poznan as well. It means more new jobs and keeping the jobs that have been created here at WZM. And it's a really excellent company, which consists of a fantastic and highly experienced staff. We had no doubt that the most modern K2 tanks, designed for the 21st century, would be serviced, repaired and produced exactly here," said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak during a meeting at the Poznan Automotive Works.

Ensuring the security of both Poland and Poles is the most important objective and priority of the Ministry of Defense. The Polish Armed Forces are becoming one of the strongest and best-equipped armies of Europe. Our national defense potential, combined with NATO membership and excellent relations with the United States, guarantees the highest degree of security. We strengthen Poland's defense potential and provide security for citizens by increasing the size of the Polish Armed Forces, acquiring modern armaments, and strengthening relations with our Allies.

"This is our second meeting in a very short period of time. I am greatly pleased that Minister Mario Banožić is here with us. It is extremely important that within NATO we show our solidarity and unity. We are grateful that Croatian soldiers are on Polish soil. Together with Polish, American, British and Romanian soldiers, they train every day to build the interoperability of the North Atlantic Alliance forces." - Mariusz Blaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of National Defense, said during a meeting with a delegation from the Republic of Croatia and soldiers of the NATO Battalion Battle Group.

"A moment ago we witnessed the first in Poland shooting with the use of the K9 cannon howitzer. The firing was carried out by Polish K9 crews. This is a symbol of our Polish-Korean cooperation, it is also a symbol of very fast procedure when it comes to the issues, to the challenges we face, and our fundamental challenge is to strengthen security and defense capabilities" - said Mariusz Blaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of National Defense, at the training of K9 cannon howitzer crews.

"The Polish approach is steady and coherent. The North Atlantic Alliance should focus on strengthening the armed forces, on building interoperability. In my speech, I stressed that 2% of GDP for defense is the minimum, and the target should be much higher. A great many voices were raised sharing just such a point of view. I consider that we are on the right track to make the North Atlantic Alliance even stronger. This is a guarantee of the security of all NATO countries, but it is also a guarantee for the entire free world." - noted Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak after the session of the North Atlantic Council.

"As at the prior meetings, we discussed effective support for Ukraine. I presented information on building a coalition of Leopard tank's donors. More states have declared their participation in the coalition. As I announced previously, we have shared responsibilities with my German counterpart - Germany is building a coalition of countries that possess Leopards 2A6, and Poland of countries that own Leopards 2A4. The Canadian and Spanish declarations were joined today by Norway. We are working on getting Finland to donate this type of tank as well" - informed Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak during a visit to Brussels.

"We are not waiting until the coalition of countries willing to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine is formed. We have already started training Ukrainian soldiers on Leopard tanks. As Mr. President said, tankers are people who have experienced war. They previously used post-Soviet equipment, and today they are getting trained to operate Western equipment. This equipment has an undoubted advantage. The idea is to stop the growth of the Russian empire. Ukrainians are bravely defending their country " said Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak during a visit to the Leopard Training Center in Swietoszow.