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01.05.2022Exercises Defender Europe 2022 and Swift Response 2022 beginBetween 1 and 27 May exercises DEFENDER EUROPE 2022 (DE22) and SWIFT RESPONSE 2022 (SR22) with participation of Polish soldiers will be conducted on the territory of Poland and 8 other countries. There will be approximately 18 000 participants from over 20 countries training together in both exercises. The portion of the exercises on Polish soil will see some 7 000 troops and 3 000 pieces of equipment.
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21.04.2022More orders for the most modern equipment for the Polish Armed Forces soon“In the aftermath of the talks with US Secretary of Defence L. Austin, I spoke with the management of arms companies. We will soon start to submit inquiries related to the purchase of modern weapons in order to equip the Polish Army. (…) These are new orders, but at the moment I will not discuss their scale. It will be significantly greater than the orders placed previously” - said Minister of National Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak after talks with the management of US arms companies.
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13.04.2022Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia visit UkraineAndrzej Duda travelled to Ukraine on Wednesday with the presidents of the Baltic states to meet Volodymyr Zelenski in a demonstration of support for the Ukrainian president and his country.
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07.04.2022Minister Zbigniew Rau takes part in NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in BrusselsOn 6-7 April, Minister Zbigniew Rau took part in a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, which was held in Brussels. The event was mainly devoted to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the works on the new Strategic Concept, which is to be adopted during this year’s NATO Summit in Madrid. A part of the meeting was also attended by ministers of foreign affairs of Australia, Finland, Georgia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Sweden, and Ukraine, and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
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23.03.2022MFA statement on anniversary of detaining representatives of Union of Poles in Belarus, Andżelika Borys and Andrzej Poczobut, by Belarusian security servicesA year ago, in March 2021, Belarusian security services arrested activists of the Union of Poles in Belarus, Andżelika Borys and Andrzej Poczobut.
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01.03.2022Visit of NATO Secretary General in the 32nd Tactical Air Base in ŁaskAt the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask, President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. - The Alliance must maintain unity, we must stand together with Ukraine - emphasized Andrzej Duda.
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17.02.2022Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers"A strong declaration of unity and solidarity towards Ukraine. Readiness to increase involvement on NATO's Eastern flank, of course, as the situation develops. This is a message that was shared by all participants of today's meeting, ”said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defense after the meeting with NATO Defense Ministers at the Alliance Headquarters in Brussels.
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07.02.2022President Andrzej Duda meets with NATO Secretary GeneralPresident Andrzej Duda spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
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27.01.2022Commemorations of the Holocaust Remembrance Day at NATOOn January 27, a ceremony was held at NATO Headquarters on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, co-organized by the Permanent Representations of Poland, Italy and Bulgaria to NATO. The event's partner was the World Jewish Congress.
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19.01.2022Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak talks, on behalf of Minister Rau, with US Secretary of State, NATO Secretary General, and Vice-President of European CommissionOn behalf of Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who is the OSCE current Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak held a joint phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.