"If our allies decide to deploy nuclear weapons on our territory, within the framework of nuclear sharing, with the aim of strengthening the security of NATO's eastern flank, we are ready to do so," said Andrzej Duda in an interview published today by the Polish newspaper Fakt.
Duda is in Canada today, after having visited the US, where he met with former US President Donald Trump and visited the UN.
The Polish head of state added to the Fakt daily that a possible relocation of nuclear weapons to Poland has been the subject of discussions between Poland and the US "for some time".
"I have addressed this issue many times," said the Polish President.
According to Duda, "Russia is increasingly militarizing the Kaliningrad enclave. It is in the process of transferring its nuclear weapons to Belarus," two territories that border Poland.
"We are part of the North Atlantic Alliance and therefore have obligations in this regard, which means that we simply apply a policy of common interests," he added.
In June 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had transferred the first nuclear weapons to Belarus.
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At the Vilnius summit in 2023, NATO members reaffirmed that the Atlantic Alliance would do "everything necessary to ensure the credibility, effectiveness, safety and security of its nuclear deterrence mission, including continuing to modernize its nuclear capabilities and updating its planning process".
Moscow has stated that it will take measures to guarantee its own security if Poland hosts nuclear weapons.
"The Armed Forces will, of course, analyze the situation and in any case take all necessary retaliatory measures to ensure our security," said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov.
