Europe, Poland and NATO

Europe should welcome Trump's NATO spending call, says Poland's Tusk
Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, stressing the importance of security to the continent.
Poland's Tusk: 'If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed'
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for drastically higher defence spending in the European Union in an address to the European Parliament on Wednesday. "If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed,
Poland’s President on Ukraine, NATO and Europe’s future
Andrzej Duda is the president of Poland, an increasingly important economic and geopolitical force in Europe. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Duda joins Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to discuss the war in Ukraine,
EU Russia hawks back Trump call to boost defence spending
The EU's top diplomat and Poland's prime minister said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend much more on defence -- faced with the "existential threat" posed by Russia.
EU's Top Diplomat Backs Trump Call To Boost Defence Spending
The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend more on defence, as she issued a stark warning over the threat from Russia.
Donald Trump calls for NATO defence spending increase
As Donald Trump begins his second term in office, he has called for NATO members to raise their defence budgets to five per cent of GDP.
NATO takes control from US of air defenses in Poland crucial to supporting Ukraine days before Trump takes office
NATO has taken over air defenses in Poland from the US just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, ...
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12th Combat Aviation Brigade strengthens NATO partnership by hosting second Polish Apache Initiative summit
The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is gearing up to host the second Polish Apache Initiative Summit at Katterbach Army Airfield ...
NATO Scrambled Norwegian Fighter Jets For First Time Against Russian Attack
Polish authorities had said on Wednesday that fighter jets were scrambled after "intense long-range aviation activity" was detected from Russia.
NATO takes over key asset before start of Trump term
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PRESIDENT DUDA: I had this meeting with Donald Trump in New York in April. MR. IGNATIUS: Yes. PRESIDENT DUDA: That was in April. Not in June.
Poland Scrambles Fighter Jets After Major Russian Missile Attack on Ukraine
NATO member Poland scrambled fighter jets after overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, Warsaw's military ...
Poland backs Donald Trump on raising Nato spending to 5% of GDP
Poland is the Nato member closest to meeting the new target, having earmarked 4.7 per cent of GDP for defence this year, ...
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US cedes leadership of allied air defense mission in Poland to NATO
NATO’s new role as the command hub for air defense in Poland is the latest push to have the alliance shoulder more ...
NATO: Norwegian F-35s deployed after Russian aircraft approach Polish airspace
Two Norwegian F-35s stationed in Poland were deployed on Wednesday in response to a "massive number of airborne Russian ...
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Trump Already Concentrates Minds on Defense
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed the European Parliament last week with a clear message: Europe isn’t spending enough on defense and the new US president will not like it.