As part of the Polish-American military exercises near Warsaw, the United States deployed its air defense complexes Patriot, reports Reuters.
The exercise involves about 100 US military personnel and 30 vehicles. Maneuvers are on the ground in the Polish town of Sochaczew, 50 km from Warsaw.
Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Semonyak stressed the close cooperation of his country with the United States, noting that both countries are friends and partners for 16 years.
"If necessary, the United States stand firmly on our side," - he said in the presence of the American ambassador.
Lavrov called the US missile defense a real threat to Russia
Poland does not yet have its own air defense system and intends in the coming weeks to choose a company supplying the corresponding complex.
In addition to the US firm Raytheon, which produces missiles (Patriot), in the competition for the purchase involved a consortium of French companies as well as European group MBDA.
Earlier today it was reported that a group of NATO ships emerged from the waters of the Black Sea after the completion of there exercise .
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