The president of Poland, Andrzej Dudapointed out this Tuesday that the greatest threat to the countries of the I’LL TAKE “it comes from the east, as the Russian aggression on Ukraine» and celebrated the success of the NATO military maneuvers, which today have once again demonstrated their response capacity in the river crossing Vistula.
«Our forces have shown excellent preparation and response capacity in the face of a possible attack. “They are very important maneuvers, they involve large troop movements.”Duda said at a press conference, after observing the NATO maneuvers that took place today in Korzeniewo, a town about 100 kilometers south of Gdansk.
Duda, accompanied by the president of Lithuania, Gitan Nausedacame to observe the NATO Dragon-24 exercise, in which 20,000 soldiers and 3,500 units of military equipment from 9 Alliance countries, including Spain, exhibited their response capacity in a military exercise that included crossing tactics the Vistula River.
With these maneuvers, NATO wants to send a key message: the Alliance is prepared to face any attack and defend every centimeter of its member countries.
«(This exercise) is a sample of our ability to respond to current challenges. Because we know that, currently, our greatest threat comes from the east, as the Russian aggression against Ukraine has proven.Duda remarked.
The maneuvers tested the Polish Armed Forces, which with the support of military equipment and 5,000 soldiers from the Allied troops, managed to successfully transport heavy military material from one side of the Vistula River, whose width exceeds 300 meters, to the other.
“I am glad to see that the Polish forces participating in these exercises are showing that they are up to the task, in preparation and equipment, and that we are not mere hosts”added the Polish president.
Now, allied troops will begin the second phase of the Dragon-24 exercise: a 300-kilometer tactical march towards Poland’s eastern border, which is NATO’s eastern boundary, at the Suwalki crossing, near the Polish-Lithuanian border. .
This is a strip of land that separates Lithuania from Kaliningrad and has great strategic importance, because in the event of war with Russia, they could easily occupy it to isolate the Baltic countries from the rest of the land allies.
«Solidarity in security and defense matters and will always be a common priority. “Urgent military aid continues to feel of utmost importance.”Nauseda wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) profile.
«We must be prepared here and now. Thanks to maneuvers like these we test our preparation. These exercises are proof of our cooperation as allies,” stressed the Polish Minister of Defense, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamis, who stressed that the maneuvers are not directed “against anyone.”
He recalled that article 5 of the founding treaty of the Alliance, which states that an armed attack against one of the allies that takes place in Europe or North America will be considered an attack directed against all of them, is “sacred” .
The minister also referred to an incident that occurred today during a Polish army exercise, outside the maneuvers, in which a tracked vehicle “accidentally” ran over two Polish soldiers, causing the death of one of them and very serious injuries to the other. another, who “fights for his life.” An event that is being investigated. EFE (I)
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