Vice President Kamala Harris said in Warsaw Thursday that she was traveling to one of NATO's easternmost allies to show the United States' commitment to the region's security, and announced the delivery of two new Patriot missile systems to Poland.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki greets US Vice President Kamala Harris as she arrives in Warsaw on Thursday. to show the United States' commitment"What is at stake, this very moment, are some of the guiding principles around the NATO alliance. And in particular, the issue of the importance of defending sovereignty and territorial integrity and in this case of Ukraine," Harris said at a press conference.
"The United States is prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory. The United States takes seriously that an attack against one is an attack against all," Harris said. Speaking alongside Polish President Andrzej Duda, Harris said her presence in Warsaw was a signal of American commitment to the military alliance.
“I am here in Poland as an expression of the enduring and important relationship, that, again, has been longstanding, but in particular on the issue of Ukraine is unified and is clear: we will do everything together in partnership, in solidarity to support what is necessary at this very moment in terms of the humanitarian and security needs of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people," she said.
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