The leader of Rita Cosby asked the president whether if the Russian aircraft consciously enters the Polish airspace, he would be notified and not leave it immediately, he would be shot down.
– Yes of course. If such a provocation occurs, if Russian drones pose a threat to Poles, then of course the Polish armed forces in contact with our allies, and I as the head of the armed forces, We will fight such drones. We do not want our borders to be violated – answered Nawrocki in a conversation issued on Thursday.
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President Nawrocki: I believe that Article 5 will be launched if necessary
He added that Poland is ready to respond to Russian provocations by “the strength of Polish soldiers”. – We have over 200,000 Polish soldiers, a strong army and strong allied support, also from the USA. We are a NATO member and we will not let Russian drones fly in our airspace – the president continued.
Nawrocki pointed out that the drones of drones were not a mistake. – This was the planned action of the Russian Federation. All materials we have indicate that it was a planned action. And this action was taken on the one hand to test the Polish defense system, and on the other to test our NATO abilities – he said.
– Russia crosses borders, red lines, Also boundaries in the airspace of the country belonging to NATO – Poland, but also Estonia and Romania. This should increase our deep belief that we should stand side by side in the face of the Russian Federation and we do it – he added.
– I am convinced, after the assurance of our allies around the world and taking into account the information we have that Article 5 [o wzajemnej pomocy państw członkowskich Sojuszu Północnoatlantyckiego w przypadku ataku na jeden z krajów paktu] It will be launched if necessary – he added.
– After my suggestion for the Polish government and our allies, Article 4 was launched and I hope that this is enough, but we must be prepared in these special times to be together and be ready for scaring Russia's provocation. We hope that they will not turn into a regular war He added.
Nawrocki: Trump's declaration is a breakthrough
He emphasized that he told President Donald Trump that it was not a mistake but a deliberate action of Russia.
As a “breakthrough, he assessed Trump's declaration on the fact that Russian aircraft that violate the airspace of NATO countries should be knocked down. He emphasized that he was pleased with these words. – For me, as for the head of the armed forces, borders are holiness He said.
Nawrocki called the recent Russian provocations a lesson for all NATO countries and assessed that this crisis only strengthened the role of an alliance as a shield for Europe. He also stated that without NATO unity “there is no security in Europe”.
