Waszczykowski in NYT: Poland needs America

Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski wrote an a op-ed article for the New York Times , in which he called for the creatation of a follow-up to the 2014 Newport package, a “Warsaw package” that will include a permanent NATO presence in Poland.

"Only a meaningful forward presence — including infrastructure, military ground units and advanced defense systems — can give Poland and other allies in the region the level of security we need. Such a presence must be underpinned by regular joint military drills and, above all, become a core part of precise NATO defense plans," Waszczykowski wrote.

He asserted that "such a presence isn’t a radical departure — NATO has already conducted exercises and pre-positioned equipment and vehicles in several Eastern European states. But we need the United States to go further, to take the lead in making a forward presence on NATO’s eastern flank a multinational endeavor."

He also reminded that Poland's new government is the first in the country’s history to win an absolute majority and has a unique opportunity to project strength and confidence in the region. "Poles voted for the Law and Justice Party last October hoping it would deliver social justice and democratize the political process. We are now answering those demands."