Poland has been pushing for a permanent NATO presence in the region since the Russian-Ukrainian crisis began in 2014.
”Most of our [Polish] views on the format of a permanent presence on the eastern flank are shared by the Secretary-General and General Breedlove,” Macierewicz said, according to Radio Poland.
”I can say that Poland`s postulates are likely to be achieved in almost every detail,” he added.
Poland has been pushing for a permanent NATO presence in the region since the Russian-Ukrainian crisis began in 2014. The current Law and Justice government continued this policy after it was sworn into power in mid-November, following the 25 October general election.
”The decisions of the [Warsaw] summit should confirm the permanent military presence of the Alliance in such dimensions that will ensure deterrence against a potential aggressor,” Macierewicz said.
The defense minister did not expand on details, other than noting that talks covered the so-called `Suwalki Gap`, a sixty-mile stretch of land in north-eastern Poland. This flat area runs by Russian ally Belarus to NATO member Lithuania and on to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
Stoltenberg indicated in a Washington address last week that NATO intended to bolster the organization`s eastern flank.
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