Poland prepares for war as official warns of Russian action within months
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk did not rule out attacks on Poland’s energy sector (Photo: X / Cezary Tomczyk)
Russia could stage a major provocation against Poland within
the next several months, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk warned
in an interview with Polsat
News on Aug. 17.
“We are preparing for war while hoping it will never
happen,” Tomczyk said.
Poland is also preparing for possible attacks on
infrastructure and energy facilities, he added.
Addressing the country’s multibillion-dollar defense spending,
Tomczyk highlighted the SAN system being developed under the East Shield
program. He described it as Europe’s most advanced counter-drone system.
“We are not building an army for a news conference,” Tomczyk
said. “We are building it on the assumption that it must be ready to conduct
national defense operations under extremely adverse conditions.”
Tomczyk also pointed to an assessment by Gen. Alexus
Grynkewich, NATO’s top commander in Europe, that Russia could rebuild its
military capabilities by 2027 and be ready for a conflict with Europe.
“We no longer classify scenarios as realistic or
unrealistic, but as likely or unlikely,” Tomczyk said. “I would not set a
deadline today. Even a large-scale provocation by the Kremlin could quite
possibly happen within several months.”
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during Polish Armed
Forces Day events in Gdynia on Aug. 15 that the country’s military should
become the largest in Europe.
“We are building forces whose modern capabilities and size
will shape the fate of the region,” Tusk said.
Poland also held the largest military parade in its history
on Aug. 15. More than 60 military aircraft flew over Warsaw, including a
state-of-the-art U.S. F-35 fighter jet.
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