Poland Makes U-Turn, Accepts German Patriot Missiles on Its Soil
Mariusz Blaszczak
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Poland is open to hosting German surface-to-air Patriot missiles on its territory, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.
The comments mark a reversal in the Polish government’s stance after it tried to persuade Germany to locate the missiles in war-torn Ukraine instead. That request was dismissed by Berlin, which argued such a deployment would need to be agreed by the NATO military alliance.