- Poland showed off its most advanced weapons on Tuesday, Serbian television N1 reported
- “Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the Polish government has spent more than $16 billion on weapons, and bought most of the equipment from the US and South Korea.” — remembered
- The parade is intended to be a signal to Russia, as well as to voters before the upcoming parliamentary elections, Hungarian media wrote on Tuesday
- “In the face of the ongoing election campaign, the demonstration of force provides the authorities with an opportunity to increase citizens' trust in the government,” Croatian “Dnevnik” said.
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Serbia. Media: Poland presents its most sophisticated weapons
On Tuesday, during a military parade held in Warsaw, Poland displayed its most advanced weapons, Serbian television N1 reported.
“Many citizens, despite the hot weather, gathered to admire the American Abrams tank, the HIMARS artillery system, the Patriot system, the South Korean K9 howitzer and the FA-50 aircraft,” Serbian television reported.
N1 also drew attention to the context of this year's parade: the ongoing war in Ukraine and the war to come parliamentary elections in Poland. “Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the Polish government has spent more than $16 billion on weapons, and bought most of the equipment from the US and South Korea.” — remembered.
Serbian television noted that the military parade was held on the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of Poland's victory over Bolshevik troops who carried out attacks on Western Europe.
“The largest military parade since the Cold War took place in Poland today; about 2,000 troops from Poland and NATO allied countries took part in it,” reported the daily “Politika”. “200 weapons and 92 aircraft were displayed in the parade,” he added.
Hungary. Media: Biggest military parade in decades
The largest military parade in decades took place in Warsaw on Tuesday, which will be a signal to Russia, which is waging war against Ukraine, as well as to voters before the upcoming parliamentary elections – Hungarian media wrote on Tuesday, citing President Andrzej Duda, conveying its importance safety issues.
“Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak hopes that this will make the process of modernizing the equipment of the Polish army more visible,” wrote the daily “Nepszava”. The newspaper stressed that such a large amount of equipment had not been seen at a parade in Poland since the end of the Cold War.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine made strengthening the armed forces a priority for the Polish government.
On the contrary, the newspaper “Magyar Nemzet” wrote that Polish President Andrzej Duda pointed out that security issues are of great importance for Poland, as potential provocations require constant preparedness.
As “Nepzava” emphasizes, the government in Warsaw has committed to doubling the number of troops and allocated about 4 percent. GDP for defense.
Croatia: this is a message to Moscow and voters
The biggest military parade since the Cold War took place in the Polish capital on Tuesday, intended to send a message to voters in Moscow and Poland before October's elections, Croatian daily “Dnevnik” reported.
“Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made strengthening defense potential a priority of Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party,” recalls “Dnevnik.” “In the face of the ongoing election campaign, the demonstration of force provides the authorities with an opportunity to increase citizens' trust in the government,” he added.
The Croatian daily article quoted the words of the Polish Minister of Defense, who described this year's parade as “different from other parades”. “We will be able to see how the process of modernization of the Polish army is developing,” said Mariusz Błaszczak.
“The military parade took place on the 103rd anniversary of the victory of the Polish army over the Soviet army in the Battle of Warsaw; 2,000 troops from Poland and NATO allied countries will take part in the parade,” it was reported.
The text lists some of the weapons presented in Warsaw: Abrams and K2 tanks, K9 howitzers, HIMARS missiles and the Patriot system. “The parade will also feature Borsuk combat vehicles produced in Poland and Rosomak armored vehicles,” he added.
Germany: Poland feels threatened because a lot of things have happened since last summer
On Tuesday, in a comment, the daily website “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (FAZ) reminded that August 15 is an important date for Poland. “Polish army parades have not been held for the past three years. This year, the event was large-scale, and thousands of spectators admired the new weapons systems ordered from America or South Korea,” we read in the comments.
It also emphasized that “Poland feels threatened because many things have happened since last summer” from Russia and Belarus. That is why Poland is arming itself, and “the warning is not only of a major invasion by Moscow in 2022, but also of aggression against Ukraine in 2014.”
“Many Poles are still aware that a nation's existence depends on its ability to defend itself – as in 1795 and 1939, when Poland was occupied and divided first by Russia, Prussia and Austria, then by Hitler and Stalin,” recalls one day -day.
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