Tuesday12 November 2024
nbn.in.ua

A missile defense base will soon be operational in Poland. Sikorsky negotiated for it to intercept missiles from Russia as well.

A missile defense base is set to open soon in the city of Redzikowo, located in northern Poland. This facility is part of NATO's integrated air and missile defense system.

This was reported by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski during an appearance on Radio Rebeliant, which quotes PAP.

He stated that the base will be opened "in the coming weeks," although "opponents" claimed that the base project had been scrapped.

Sikorski also assures that he has been negotiating "so that missiles [from this base] can intercept both Russian missiles heading for Poland and Iranian ones targeting the United States."

The operational readiness of the base in Redzikowo was announced following the NATO summit in Washington in July, according to PAP. At that time, the then NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg mentioned that this base, part of NATO's missile defense shield, was ready to commence its mission.

It is worth noting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine's partners could intercept Russian drones and missiles similar to the assistance provided in the Middle East, although they are not yet ready for such a decision.

This is not the first time the Ukrainian head of state has called on NATO allies to protect Ukraine in a manner akin to Israel. In April, he even remarked that "Israel was not left alone" when it was attacked by Iran, adding that the Alliance must decide whether "life is equally valuable everywhere."

However, Pentagon officials explained that Israel and Ukraine represent "very different battlefields" — and intercepting Russian missiles from Polish or Romanian territory would draw the U.S. into the Russo-Ukrainian war.