US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Polish Minister of Defense, Tomasz Siemoniak, discussed security issues, NATO and Ukraine during a meeting on May 19.
"US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met with Polish Minister of Defense, Tomasz Siemoniak, at the Pentagon to discuss critical security issues, including Russia-Ukraine, US and NATO activities in Poland, and US-Polish defense cooperation," the Pentagon said.
The two leaders discussed the importance of cooperation, bilaterally and as part of NATO, to reassure allies and strengthen NATO deterrence, the release said.
"Carter welcomed Poland's decision to purchase the Patriot missile defense system and thanked Siemoniak for Poland's pledge to increase its defense spending to 2% GDP and its commitment to defense modernization," RIA Novosti cited the release.
