Polish President: NATO is preparing for possible war

NATO is preparing for a possible military conflict, Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview with the Wirtualna Polska portal, News.Az reports, citing TASS.

“In a sense, yes. NATO is a defensive alliance, but as the old saying goes, ‘If you want peace, prepare for war.’ The alliance should be so strong that no one would think of attacking it,” the Polish president said when asked whether NATO was preparing for war. He added that “the potential war between Russia and the West will be incredibly close” if Russia wins the armed conflict in Ukraine.

In an interview with Politico at the NATO summit in Washington DC, Duda said the world had returned to the Cold War era and called on NATO partners to increase defense spending.

The NATO summit was held in Washington DC on July 9-11. The final declaration noted that NATO continues to view Russia as the greatest threat to the Alliance. Nevertheless, NATO countries plan to develop recommendations for strategic approaches to Russia. In addition, the document calls for not providing military aid to Russia in light of the Ukraine conflict. At the same time, the summit agreed to provide Ukraine with 40 billion euros in military aid in 2025.

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