The President gave permission for soldiers from Estonia and Great Britain to remain in Poland

“We thank Britain and Estonia for their solidarity and political and military support!” Soloch said on social media.

The National Security Office announced that in accordance with the decision of the President, taking into account the request of the Minister of National Defense Mariusz Paszaczak, “in order to strengthen the army of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland in the process of responding to the military crisis conducted. in the border area with the Republic of Belarus “, on the territory of the Republic of Poland in the period from 2 December 2021 until 30 April 2022, a component of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and a component of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Estonia will visit.

The British component is to be 155 soldiers and civilians “with full-time weapons, equipment and combat assets” and up to 55 vehicles. The Estonian component consists of up to 150 soldiers and civil servants and up to 60 vehicles.

The Office of National Security stated that these forces will perform tasks “related to engineering support and reconnaissance.”

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