The meeting was also attended by the government’s security services coordinator, Tomasz Siemoniak.
Following the talks, Siemoniak posted on social media that the meeting sent “a strong signal of the Polish-American alliance and close cooperation between our intelligence services.”
Government spokesman Adam Szłapka told reporters earlier in the day that the growing threats posed by China and Russia require Poland to prepare for worst-case scenarios at any time.
"There is no doubt that the Polish government operates in a mode where we must be ready at all times," Szłapka said.
He noted that Poland is spending nearly 5 percent of its gross domestic product on defense, a figure significantly higher than most NATO members.
He also pointed to major upcoming military exercises, including the Iron Defender drills, and Poland’s ongoing push to persuade European Union partners to invest more heavily in defensive infrastructure.
Grynkewich’s visit comes shortly after he warned that the United States and the European Union may have only 18 months to prepare for a potential global military conflict involving both Russia and China.
Speaking at a defense conference in Wiesbaden, Germany, where NATO’s Security Assistance and Training Mission for Ukraine is headquartered, Grynkewich suggested that 2027 could be a “crisis year.”
According to the general, Beijing and Moscow could act in concert.
If Chinese leader Xi Jinping were to launch an attack on Taiwan, Grynkewich said, “he would likely coordinate it with Russian President Vladimir Putin, creating the risk of a global conflict.”
Grynkewich, an Air Force general of Belarusian descent, is a career fighter pilot with extensive command experience in the Middle East. He has held key roles within NATO and the US Department of Defense.
He assumed the post of NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) in early July, succeeding Gen. Christopher Cavoli.
While in Warsaw on Friday, Grynkewich also met with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
(rt/gs)
Source: IAR, PAP