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Top officials praise Polish, US troops after joint drills

01.07.2020 14:15
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak have praised soldiers who last month took part in NATO drills in the northwest of the country.
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President Andrzej Duda (centre right) and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak (centre left) meet with soldiers at a training site in Drawsko Pomorskie, northwestern Poland.
President Andrzej Duda (centre right) and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak (centre left) meet with soldiers at a training site in Drawsko Pomorskie, northwestern Poland.Photo: PAP/Marcin Bielecki

The Defender Europe 20 Plus exercise by Polish and US troops at a training ground near the town of Drawsko Pomorskie aimed to strengthen the security of Poland and other countries along the eastern flank of NATO, according to the defence ministry in Warsaw.

President Andrzej Duda addresses a gathering of Polish and American soldiers on Wednesday. President Andrzej Duda addresses a gathering of Polish and American soldiers on Wednesday. Photo: PAP/Marcin Bielecki

Radio Poland’s Elżbieta Krajewska reports…

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