The Prime Minister of PolandDonald Tusk, has announced that he will provide Mass military training “On a large scale for all adult males in Poland” with the aim of dealing with the growing threat that Russia supposes. In a speech focused on the country’s defense and security, Tusk has advanced that he wants me to Your country is prepared in case of warso he plans to implement training, although he has not explicitly stated that it will be mandatory.
“We want to have a model ready by the end of the year,” said Tusk, which will also take into account women.
Tusk has underlined the urgency of this measure to Point out the size of the armies involved In the conflict in Ukraine and referred to the need to have in Poland an army of half a million troops, including reservists, compared to the 290,000 today. The prime minister compared that figure with the approximately 800,000 Ukrainian soldiers and 1.3 million Russian soldiers, which in his opinion makes it necessary to ensure that even those who do not get ready in the army can be “valuable” in case of conflict.
Likewise, the Prime Minister has announced that he has asked the Ministry of Defense that Poland withdraw from the Ottawa Convention And, possibly, of the Dublin Conventionwhich prohibit the use, storage, production and transfer of antipersone mines and cluster pumps, respectively.
Has justified this decision referring to the need for Poland to take advantage of “All available options” to reinforce your defensein the current context. “We will not look at anyone, we will not fear anyone’s criticism. Everything that contributes to increase Poland’s defense will be implemented and used,” he said.
In this speech, the Polish Prime Minister has addressed the need for greater European integration and defensive capacity, and has mentioned that Poland has presented at the European Union level the idea of creating a so -called “Weapons Bank“To invest in defense, similar to the European Investment Bank. Although it has recognized that” the proposal has not yet been accepted, “he said that European partners” are thinking about it. ”
Polish prime minister emphasized that these measures are justified because Poland faces “a very serious career for security” And he has also supported his decisions in the turn that American foreign policy has given under the presidency of Donald Trump, which, as defends, forces “fast measures.”
Source: Lasexta
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