NATO has a vital commitment to defending Poland at any time, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said today after a meeting with the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte in Warsaw, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
“The confirmation of the commitment that NATO is obliged to defend Poland in any critical situation is of utmost importance for us“, Tusk told journalists.
He stressed that US representatives had repeatedly assured Poland and other alliance members that in the event of a threat they were ready to provide immediate protection.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte confirmed the alliance's readiness to defend its allies and said that any attack would be met with a decisive response.
“Our reaction will be devastating. This must be clear to (Russian President) Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and to anyone else who would dare to attack us,“, Rutte said.