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Post by hollister on Feb 24, 2008 6:52:00 GMT -7
JJ I really depends on what news service you are reading for how well the talks are going! According to the US - everything is fine and dandy. On the Polish side of things, if the news is out of the Tusk side of the gov't, things are not going as well (show us the money seems to be a popular topic - as in HOW much will you give us to upgrade our military to NATO standards and WHAT type of help are you offering for how long? Sikorski and Klich are not dumb. If you are talking to the Duck side of the house - it is back to the "everything is fine and good to go - when are we breaking ground?
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Post by Jaga on Feb 26, 2008 12:36:56 GMT -7
It seems that Czechoslovakia agreed on the shield there but Poland did not. Polish government state that Polish conditions are different. Here is more about the current situation: Poland insists on something in exchange for anti-missile shield 25.02.2008 17:22 Prime Minister Donald Tusk thinks that Poland should gain from the deployment of elements of the US anti-missile shield on its territory. The head of the Polish government told the Polish Radio 1 this morning that he does not rule out the deployment of the shield might be threatened if the US government does not take Poland's demands into consideration. The PM repeated what he has said on many occasions that the main issue for the Polish government is that the US help Poland modernize its anti-missile and anti-aircraft defence in exchange for the deployment of the shield. Tusk said that Poland is close to a solution in talks with the United States, but added that the Polish government must make sure that it will be advantageous for Poland too, not only for the United States. www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/foreign-affairs/?id=76668
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Post by Jaga on Feb 29, 2008 16:28:23 GMT -7
Poland: US Aid Proposal Falls ShortWARSAW, Poland (AP) — A U.S. proposal to help modernize the Polish military as part of talks on hosting a proposed U.S. missile defense base falls short of Warsaw's expectations, the defense minister said Thursday. Poland is demanding that Washington help it upgrade its military in exchange for allowing 10 U.S. missile interceptors in the country. The U.S. government says the planned system, which also would include a radar system in neighboring Czech Republic, is needed to protect its European allies from possible future attacks from Iran. Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said the U.S. proposal, which Poland received a day earlier, is "much more open than previous proposals, and that's a good thing." "But it's still far from fulfilling Poland's expectations, and that's why negotiations must continue," Klich said, speaking after a meeting with his Danish counterpart. Klich did not elaborate on the U.S. offer. High-level political talks on Washington's role in assisting Poland to update its armed forces are slated for Friday in Warsaw. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is scheduled to visit Washington March 8-10 and meet with President Bush. Poland is demanding Patriot 3 or THAAD missiles, and has identified 17 areas of its military that the U.S. could help modernize. Russia fiercely opposes Washington's plans, arguing that the system would threaten its own deterrent strength and rejecting U.S. assurances that the system is not aimed at Moscow. The Kremlin has threatened to target the sites in Poland and the Czech Republic with Russian missiles in response. The U.S. and the Czech Republic are close to concluding a deal on the radar base, though Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has said Prague will not finalize anything until Poland is also on board. ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hdNtXPW9-1UZEmhgLC5VZ3dDa25wD8V3GFU86
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