Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak met with U.S. Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Austin, the topic of which was security on NATO's eastern flank
NATO and military cooperation between the two countries. This was reported by
UNN with reference to Polskie Radio and Rzeczpospolita.
Polish-American relations are crucial for the security of our country and crucial for the security of the entire eastern flank of the North Atlantic Alliance. It can be said that Poland is the most important ally of the United States on NATO's eastern flank, as evidenced by the fact that about 10,000 American soldiers are stationed in Poland. Until 2015, there were a few or a few dozen U.S. soldiers
Blaszczak also also said that thanks to the government's cooperation with the United States, next year American Apache will be included in the Polish army's inventory next year, and pilots are already training in the to fly them. According to the minister, the army is also grateful to the government of Mateusz Morawiecki's government for the fulfillment of contracts, thanks to which the HIMARS launchers and Abrams tanks are available in Poland.
For reference
The ministerial meeting took place in Wysoka Hłogowska, near Rzeszów. Poland is currently building a corps based on the modeled on the Fifth Corps of the US Army, whose forward command post is located in Poznan. Earlier, Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and Lloyd Austin met with American soldiers stationed near Rzeszow.
To recap
On Monday, the head of the Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv and reaffirmed "unwavering support for Ukraine" U.S.
UNN also reported, that Ukraine's success in the war against Russia, according to Lloyd Austin depends on, how it uses and synchronizes the weapons provided by Western countries.