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blue-wave

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Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:38 PM Yesterday

Poland Rejects US Request to Deploy Patriot Systems to Middle East [View all]

Source: Kyiv Post

Poland has rejected a US request to transfer Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East, Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Tuesday, March 31.

According to Polish outlet Rzeczpospolita, Washington suggested that one of Poland’s Patriot batteries, as well as PAC-3 missiles, could be deployed to support operations linked to the war with Iran.

‘They protect Polish skies’
Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland does not plan to relocate its air defense systems.

“Our Patriot batteries and their equipment serve to protect Polish skies and NATO’s eastern flank. Nothing changes in this regard, and we are not planning to move them anywhere,” he wrote on X.

Read more: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/72958



So drop sanctions against Russian oil to help the Russian economy. Ask our European allies to deplete their air defenses. What can go wrong if the plan is to have Russia invade further into European territory?
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