3 years agoPentagon adds that "less than half" of the troops with orders to go to Poland have arrived and the rest will be arriving over the next few days -@PentagonPresSec
3 years agoU.S. military helicopters on the way to Poland
3 years agoWSJ: US forces in Poland will start setting up checkpoints, camps and temporary facilities in preparation for helping Americans
3 years agoWSJ: the WH approved a plan to deploy troops in Poland along the border with Ukraine to help evacuate Americans if Putin invades. some hope to avoid another Afghanistan
3 years agoPolish Ministry of Defense: US troops are being transferred to Poland. Today, more planes with soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division and equipment have landed at the Rzeszów-Jasionka airport
3 years agoBoeing C-17A Globemaster III Rzeszów Jasionka
3 years agoMinistry of National Defense of Poland: The Minister @mblaszczak is briefing at the Ministry of National Defense with the commanders of Armed Forces of Poland regarding the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border
3 years agoAnother weapon flight to Ukraine National Airlines 747 CMB327 (USTransCom)
3 years agoMinister of Defense of Poland @mblaszczak in the #GośćWiadomości: the hybrid attack carried out by the Lukashenka regime, with the support of Russia, is accompanied by disinformation attacks and attacks in cyberspace. Our task is to create such competences that the Polish Army could repel these attacks
3 years agoPoland's Duda says still possible to avoid war in Europe
3 years agoGermany, France, Poland 'united' in goal of keeping European peace: Scholz
3 years ago"Our shared goal is to stave off war in Europe" - Chancellor Scholz speaking alongside Macron and Duda
3 years agoPresident @AndrzejDuda: This is probably the most difficult time since 1989 for the entire community of the West, for NATO, for the EU. The very intense actions of the Russian troops pointing to the possibility of an invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing maneuvers - all this indicates the need for joint action
3 years agoDuda: I talked to president XiJinping and I am optimistic after this conversation. We are well perceived by China as a business partner. They can also stop military actions that interfere with the conduct of business
3 years agoThe government of Poland adopted a resolution on the free transfer to the Ukrainian Armed Forces of components of military property from the resources of the Polish Armed Forces
3 years agoMinistry of National Defense of Poland: Successive transports of U.S. equipment and troops reach Poland
3 years agoUS Army C-12U-3 Huron DUKE89 en route to Ukraine
3 years agoRAF BAe 146-200 RRR1509 en route to Ukraine from Warsaw
3 years agoThe EU will deduct a fine from Poland's European funds in an unprecedented decision - Commission
3 years ago2x C17 Globemaster III RCH212/552 en route to Rzeszow Poland
3 years agoThe 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
3 years 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
3 years 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”
3 years agoPoland'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"
3 years agoUK 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
3 years 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
3 years agoGazprom did not book Yamal-Europe gas pipeline capacities thru Ukraine and Poland until October
3 years agoRAF BAe 146-200 RRR1509 en route to Ukraine from Poland
3 years agoUSAF C17 Globemaster III RCH195 en route to Rzeszow Poland from Pope Field
3 years agoMeeting of the President @AndrzejDuda with Xi Jinping. photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC