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Poland is building an army so strong that Moscow does not dare to attack it

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Poland is building an army so strong that Moscow does not dare to attack it

Poland is now building an army so strong that Moscow dares not attack it, The Washington Post wrote on Wednesday. The newspaper reminded that Poland will spend 4% of its GDP on defense this year. It is twice the minimum value of NATO membership. According to the Washington Post, the old Soviet-era weapons transferred to Ukraine, including 240 T-72 tanks, are being replaced by more technologically advanced systems.

The scale of Polish armaments can be seen from the contracts with the United States for the supply of Abrams tanks and HIMARS rocket artillery systems. The Washington Post reminded that Warsaw also signed a contract with South Korea for the supply of tanks.

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"Poland is working to consolidate its position as the leading pillar of relations between Europe and the United States. The war in Ukraine has led to a further shift in the balance of political power in Europe to the east," the newspaper wrote. This week, President Joe Biden, who has not visited Paris or Berlin during his time in office, made his second visit to Warsaw since the outbreak of war.

According to the Washington Post, Germany, as a "traditional bastion of transatlantic relations," withdrew from its role as military leader, while Poland's suspicions about Moscow proved justified. The newspaper stressed that equipment is not everything, since there are about 11,000 American troops stationed in Poland. In the east of the country, the US 5th Army was transformed into a "permanent command", which became the easternmost military presence of US troops on NATO territory.

Poland is building an army so strong that Moscow does not dare to attack it

The Washington Post quoted the director of the National Security Agency as saying that Poland's turn to the United States was a "strategic choice." The newspaper writes that it was reflected in the choice of Westinghouse in the United States to build the first nuclear power plant in Poland last year.

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