Why is it important?
During the greeting of the Polish delegation in the Pentagon, HegeSeth spared praise Poland, reminding that he went on his first foreign journey. “Poland and America are striving for peace through strength (…) President (Donald) Trump gave his recognition to Polish leadership,” said HegeSeth. He called Poland again a “model ally”, which you do not need to convince and encourage 5 percent. GDP for defense. He stated that the Polish government, like the Trump administration, “uses common sense”, showing their readiness to defend the country and its borders. He also thanked for hosting American soldiers, whose number he rated at 8,000.
What did the head of the Ministry of National Defense say?
In turn, Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized the will to introduce Poland and the US to the “next level”, noting that the current moment is a breakthrough for the alliance of both countries. He noted that Poland “fully supports the efforts of Trump's administration in favor of just and lasting peace in Ukraine.”
He added that Poland with its investments in defense and the purchase of American military equipment wants to “send a strong signal to Europe” and give it an example. He also emphasized the scale of contracts with the American arms industry – 128 contracts per $ 60 billion – and expressed the desire for further cooperation between the industries of both countries. He also said that he wanted cooperation with the US to develop outside the security sphere, including in the area of research and technology development.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in the USA
The meeting with HegeSthe is the main point of the short visit, the head of the Ministry of National Defense in the United States. The deputy prime minister announced before arrival that the conversation would concern issues related to Poland's security, expenditure on reinforcement, modernization of the army and contracts that Poland has concluded and concluded with the United States, as well as help for Ukraine and “striving for peace for our eastern neighbor”.
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