The United States deployed two Patriot anti-aircraft batteries in Poland

United States deployed two new Patriot anti-aircraft batteries in Polandin line with its commitment to defend the territory of NATO countries, a Pentagon official said on Wednesday.

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These anti-aircraft batteries, normally stationed in Germany, were repositioned “at the request” of the Polish government, said this official who requested anonymity, amid fears that a Russian missile could, deliberately or not, cross the border of Poland, a member of NATO, after the Russian military offensive in Ukraine.

“The two Patriot batteries are now repositioned in Poland”, he said at a press conference. “We will not say where they are. But they are in Poland and in service.”

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Patriots are missile batteries capable of destroying ballistic missiles, aircraft or cruise missiles and are frequently used in the Middle East.

“This is a purely defensive deployment carried out in a preventive manner to counter any potential threat against us or against allied forces,” stressed the official, who recalls that President Joe Biden promised to respect article 5 of the NATO charter. that forces all its members to help an ally in case of attack.

This announcement comes a day after Washington rejected Warsaw’s proposal to hand over Russian-made Mig-29 fighter jets to be supplied to Ukraine.

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Source: Elcomercio

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