"Well, we have a large army - over 200,000 - and we did provide a brigade for Iraq, where we were in charge of an international division, and a brigade in Afghanistan. But this is different. We are already managing a huge logistical operation. Ninety-five percent of what Ukraine gets goes through Poland. And so this time, we see our usefulness as protecting that operation on our own territory."
"Well, I don't want to speculate on the nature of the attack. But we've had Russian arson, Russian assassinations, Russian espionage and, yes, the jamming of the GPS signal all over Europe. Our ships in the area of the Bay of Gdansk are regularly affected by this Russian method."
Poland reports suspected Russian electronic interference with a plane carrying the European Commission president and cites a pattern of Russian actions in Europe including arson, assassinations, espionage and GPS jamming. Polish ships near the Bay of Gdansk are regularly affected by GPS jamming. Poland maintains a large armed force of over 200,000 and previously deployed brigades to Iraq and Afghanistan. Poland currently manages a major logistics hub, with ninety-five percent of Ukrainian supplies transiting through Polish territory. Poland intends to focus on protecting that logistical operation on its own soil rather than committing forces to overseas deployments. Proximity of the conflict produces tangible threats from drones and cruise missiles.
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