increase nato s membership, but will also double the length of its border with russia. as ukraine appealed for more support, the alliance fundamentally shifted its response to russia and made a strong pledge. ukraine can count on us for as long as it takes. and for the first time in nato s history, the us military will have a permanent base in eastern europe. translation: here in poland, there ll be a permanent - presence of the us army. the fifth army corps. i was able to speak to president andrzej duda at the nato summit in madrid. president andrzej duda, thank you so much for speaking to me exclusively here on the bbc at the nato summit. what are your thoughts about what is happening here at the nato summit? have you heard, are you satisfied with what you re hearing? she translates question. translation: firstly, - i have to say this nato summit is for sure of historical nature. why? because you can say the following. a green light was given during this summit for acceptin
will have a permanent base in eastern europe. translation: here in poland, there will be a permanent - presence of the us army. the fifth army corps. i was able to speak to president andrzej duda at the nato summit in madrid. president andrzej duda, thank you so much for speaking to me exclusively here on the bbc at the nato summits. what are your thoughts about what is happening here at the nato summit? have you heard, are you satisfied with what you are hearing? she translates question. translation: first of all, i have to say this nato - summit is forsure of historical nature. because you can say the following. a green light was given during the summit for accepting into nato finland and sweden. this is an incredibly important piece of news for the entire alliance but especially for its eastern flank. because these are the cities of the baltic sea region, this is a very important piece of information for poland. this also will extend the broader between russia and the alli
is a russian potential in terms of the possible gas domination. we warned that building nord stream 1 or nord stream 2 gas pipelines, circumventing central europe, poland, but also ukraine, slovakia and other countries, means not only increased russian domination in terms of gas over the european union, but it also means a danger to some eu states and a danger to central europe. to ukraine, for example. unfortunately, this has become a fact and reality in recent months. we were not listened to and everybody can see in a very clear way what russian energy dominance means. poland s done so much for the refugees, so, so much. i saw it myself, the amount of refugees coming and being brought into polish homes. i wonder, are you worried about the safety of poland? do you think poland is at risk from russia? translation: potentially, you can say, as follows -
to ukraine, for example. unfortunately, this has become a fact and reality in recent months. we weren t listened to and everybody can see in a very clear way what russian energy dominance means. poland has done so much for the refugees, so, so much, i saw it myself, the amount of refugees coming and being brought into polish homes. i wonder, are you worried about the safety of poland? do you think poland is at risk from russia? translation: potentially, you can i say, as for russian imperialism, i it is something that we have known in poland historically very well, and that is why we have adopted such a robust stance, that is why we have demanded support from nato to make sure that the polish people can feel safe and secure. but this is also why we are making decisions in poland to adopt a new law regulating the polish army, armed forces. this is the act on the defence of poland. we have increased our defence
while poland says it s been working for years to reduce reliance on russian gas and there wouldn t be a shortage of gas in polish homes. many see that move by russia and in response to what is happening in germany right now, where the u.s. is set to lead a new coalition of global allies to coordinate defense and humanitarian aid to ukraine. secretary of defense lloyd austin announced what it being called the ukraine contact group. yesterday, while leading the first unofficial meeting at ramstein air base in germany. there austin and joint chiefs chairman mark milley, convened officials from more than 40 other nations to discussion the assistance efforts. i d like this whole group today to leave with a common and transparent understanding of ukraine s near-term security requirements, because we re going to keep moving heaven and earth, so that we can meet them.