(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, MAR 13 - Polish President Andrzej Duda
called on the United States to transfer its nuclear weapons to
Poland, urging an eastward "shift of the NATO infrastructure" in
an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday.
Poland, a staunch ally of Ukraine, has been ramping up its
defence as it aims to deter a potential threat from neighbouring
Russia. "The borders of NATO moved east in 1999, so 26 years
later there should also be a shift of the NATO infrastructure
east. For me this is obvious," Duda was quoted as saying by the
FT. "I think it's not only that the time has come, but that it
would be safer if those weapons were already here," he added. In
April, Duda -- a conservative ally of the right-wing Polish
opposition -- said his country was ready to host NATO's nuclear
arms. Moscow in response warned it would take steps to "ensure
its security". (ANSA-AFP).
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