The 1st few of an extra 350 UK forces (Royal Marines) to be sent to Poland amid Russia tensions have already gone there. Rest to follow in coming weeks. From 45 Commando, they'll do joint exercises & other training. They're being diverted from cold weather training in Norway
2 year agoNATO is "considering the deployment of additional battlegroups to the south-eastern part of the Alliance," says @jensstoltenberg He warns that Russia has deployed +100,000 troops at Ukraine's borders & 30,000 are headed to Belarus
![Polish President Duda says he fears the Kremlin will not withdraw troops from Belarus after upcoming military joint exercises, adding another [Russian] military district which would significantly change the security architecture of Europe”](https://poland.liveuamap.com/pics/2022/02/07/22387891_0.jpg)
2 year agoPolish President Duda says he fears the Kremlin will not withdraw troops from Belarus after upcoming military joint exercises, "adding another [Russian] military district" which would "significantly change the security architecture of Europe”
Poland's defence minister thanks UK for deciding to boost British military presence in Poland - it is a bilateral move. @mblaszczak tells a joint press conference in UK: "Thank you for protecting NATO's eastern flank by deploying these troops to the east of Poland"
UK to send a further 350 British troops to Poland "in spirit of solidarity" after sending 100 military engineers to help bolster the Polish border with Russia-ally Belarus - which had been a route for migrants pushed in Poland's direction by Belarus, @BWallaceMP says
2 year agoMinistry of National Defense: The Pentagon announced a temporary increase in the number of U.S troops in Europe to strengthen NATO's eastern flank. For several days, the transfer of soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division to Poland has been going on
Gazprom did not book Yamal-Europe gas pipeline capacities thru Ukraine and Poland until October
2 year agoRAF BAe 146-200 RRR1509 en route to Ukraine from Poland
2 year agoUSAF C17 Globemaster III RCH195 en route to Rzeszow Poland from Pope Field
2 year agoMeeting of the President @AndrzejDuda with Xi Jinping. photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC
2 year agoThe soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division landed at the airport in Rzeszów
2 year ago.@mblaszczak, chief of @MON_GOV_PL: The arrival of U.S. soldiers proves that allied obligations are treated very seriously. This is the best proof of the motto "Stronger Together". We are in solidarity with each other
2 year agoUSAF C17 Globemaster III RCH469 en route to Rzeszow Poland from Dover AFB
2 year agoUS Army CL600 ARTEMIS BRIO68 active near Kaliningrad
The first U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division landed at the Jasionka airport near Rzeszów
2 year agoPresident @AndrzejDuda spoke in Beijing with the UN Secretary General António Guterres and, among others The Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The main topics: security in the region and the situation around Ukraine
4.3 magnitude earthquake. 7 km from Grębocice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2 year agoPolish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau met with the American Secretary of State Antony Blinken
NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg will receive President @AndrzejDuda on Monday 7 February.
2 year agoThese are the first of 2,000 Soldiers to arrive in Europe following @DeptofDefense's announcement of additional forces moving from the U.S. to Europe in support of @NATO Allies
Next week, Ukraine will receive the first transport of defensive weapons from Poland, - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki
2 year agoUS aircraft to Poland
2 year agoMariusz Błaszczak: Preparations are underway to receive the main forces of the Brigade Combat Group from the 82nd Airborne Division. There is already a preparatory group in Poland. In total, 1,700 soldiers will be added as part of the transfer. This is a clear signal of allied solidarity in response to the situation in Ukraine
2 year ago82nd Airborne paratroopers off to Europe
Prime Minister Mateusz @MorawieckiM and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic @P_Fiala signed an agreement in Prague on the Turów coal mine
Poland's President Duda will present China's Xi with a "different, European perspective" on Ukraine during his trip to Beijing to attend the Winter Olympics, his office told @POLITICOEurope
2 year agoAerial activity near Brest
.@NATO SecGen welcomes US decision to send more troops to the alliance's Eastern Flank - Poland, Romania, Germany. "This is a powerful signal of US commitment" per @jensstoltenberg
Says @82ndABNDiv will send 2,000 - part of infantry brigade combat team - and 18th Airborne Corps will send headquarters element to Poland - these are on top of the 8,500 on heightened alert
The head of the National Security Bureau assured that Poland is considering the "variant of a mass exodus" of refugees from Ukraine in the event of a possible conflict
