Siemoniak assures Poles, plays down hawkish attitudes

Minister of Defence, Tomasz Siemoniak was interviewed by TVN24 on the current state of affairs in defense issues. "Poland is not threatened by an attack, we are a NATO member and we should do everything to take care of our own security,” Poland’s defence minister was quoted as saying by Polish Radio. While NATO exercise programs in the Baltics are to be increased and Poland is taking a revolving leadership position in command of NATO's special forces, the country's involvement in the Middle East will not include military deployment. "Any military operation is not an option and no-one expects that from us,” Siemoniak underlined.