Polish battalion to be part of interim NATO spearhead

A Polish tank battalion will be part of the interim NATO rapid response forces, Foreign Affairs Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said on Wednesday. The core of the forces will be formed by Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. The so-called interim spearhead force was one of the topics of discussion at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers this week. The interim force will start operating in January. In 2016 it will be replaced by the permanent spearhead force, which NATO agreed on during the Wales summit earlier this year.