Komorowski speaks to Obama

Poland’s President Bronisław Komorowski held a phone conversation with US President Barack Obama on Monday evening to discuss the situation in Ukraine, including the consequences of the Malaysian airliner crash, and the upcoming NATO summit. “President Obama and President Komorowski agreed on the importance of raising defense spending among European members of NATO, as well as on the importance of alliance-wide and credible contributions to NATO's reassurance efforts in Central and Eastern Europe,” the White House said in a statement after the conversation. “The two leaders also stressed the need for Transatlantic solidarity in responding to the tragic shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and Russia's efforts to destabilize Ukraine,” the statement also said.