Earlier on the same day, R. Sunaks and D. Tuskas met with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg at the base of the 1st Armored Brigade in Warsaw, where they discussed European security and support for Ukraine. Later, R. Sunaks and J. Stoltenberg held a joint press conference at the military base.
During the meeting in the office of the Polish Prime Minister, the two leaders discussed the use of frozen Russian assets, the flow of migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border and cooperation in the field of energy, said R. Sunaks at the press conference held after the bilateral meeting.
He spoke of what he called the incredibly strong relationship between Poland and Britain and said in Polish that the two countries are long-term allies, referring to the support provided by Polish pilots to the Royal British Air Force during World War II.
The UK Prime Minister called the two countries the two biggest European military powers and the strongest friends of Ukraine and repeated the previous announcement that London would offer 500 million euros. a package of military aid to Ukraine worth £580 million.
“Poland and the UK are part of a growing wave of countries taking greater responsibility for our collective security,” Sunaks said, noting that Poland spends more of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense than any other NATO ally.
He added that the UK is building frigates and a new defense system that will protect Polish airspace, and promised to deploy 16,000 troops to Poland next year. troops and Typhoon fighter jets.
“We will strengthen our cooperation in various formats so that we can work together on this extremely important issue of air defense,” R. Sunaks said.
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