Warsaw has dramatically increased its defence spending as it looks to protect its borders and stay close to the US
NATO is planning to build a pipeline system from Germany to Poland and Czechia to ensure a rapid supply of aviation fuel for fighter jets in case of war with Russia. Source: Reuters, citing Der Spiegel,
Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he has received U.S. assurances that Washington will not reduce its troop presence in Poland and elsewhere along NATO's eastern flank.
BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO is planning to build a pipeline system from Germany to Poland and the Czech Republic to ensure a rapid supply of jet fuel for fighter aircraft in the event of a war with Russia, weekly German magazine Der Spiegel reported. The existing Cold War-era pipeline system of the military alliance currently ends in western Germany.
Poland prioritizes defense spending, boosted by EU recovery funds, amid security threats from the Ukraine war. The nation aims to modernize its army, with top officials supporting increased EU border defenses and fiscal rule adjustments.