An American defence system for Poland

The US wants to set up a missile defence system in Poland similar to the one it plans to set up in the Czech Republic. Jedrzej Bielecki supports the idea: "The Polish government is facing one of the most difficult foreign policy decisions it has seen for years. Meeting the demands made by the Americans would mean that soldiers over whom Poland basically has no control would be stationed on Polish soil for the first time since the withdrawal of the Red Army. But sending the Americans away would be just as risky as accepting their conditions, because this is the first real opportunity to truly strengthen Poland's security. In view of Russia's increasingly authoritarian tendencies and the political crisis in the EU, this should be one of the Polish government's top priorities."

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