Poland is ready to deploy nuclear weapons. How does this threaten Ukraine?
22 April 2024 18:36
EXCLUSIVE
Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that the Polish government is ready to deploy nuclear weapons of NATO allies on the territory of the country. He said this in an interview with the Fakt newspaper, Komersant ukrainskyi 
reports.
According to the official, this topic has been the subject of Polish-American negotiations for some time.
“I must admit that when I was asked about this, I declared our readiness. Russia is intensifying the militarisation of Königsberg, moving its nuclear weapons to Belarus. If our allies decide to deploy nuclear weapons as part of a nuclear weapons exchange on our territory to strengthen the security of NATO’s eastern flank, we are ready for that,” Duda said,
– duda said.
If such a scenario materialises, Ukraine will find itself between three countries with nuclear weapons: Russia, Belarus and Poland. Military expert Oleh Zhdanov insists that this will not change the security situation in the region too much.
“It’s not a big deal. Ukraine will be a buffer zone. Poland is a NATO member, so there is nothing surprising here. NATO includes countries that are nuclear. According to their plans, they can deploy nuclear weapons on the territory of allied countries. Now Poland is giving its consent to the deployment of weapons on its territory. By the way, it is very right to do so, because today nuclear weapons are still a deterrent for Russia. They will know that if they move against Poland, they can get a response, including a nuclear strike,”
– he said.
However, the probability of using nuclear weapons, according to the expert, is low.
“The chance [of using nuclear weapons – ed. It exists, and its probability increases with the availability of weapons. On the other hand, the counterweight to the use of nuclear weapons is also increasing. Because catching a missile from the territory of Poland and from the territory of the United Kingdom is different,”
– zhdanov added.
“Festival of security agreements”
Against the backdrop of the saga of the US aid approval, the “Festival of Security Agreements with Ukraine” is gaining momentum, with Western countries guaranteeing our security under bilateral agreements such as the Budapest Memorandum. Ukraine has already signed such agreements with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands and Finland. Under these agreements, these states pledge to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian threat with finance, weapons and humanitarian aid.
The United States and Poland may be among the next signatories, as it is known that the government is negotiating with these countries.
For example, the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, said that two rounds of talks between Ukraine and the US have already taken place on the content and content of the relevant agreement with the US government.
Ukraine is desperately trying to gain the support of the world. In particular, the following 5 points of the Ukrainian Formula for Peace were presented at this year’s Davos Economic Forum.
