In Poland, introduced a new concept of defense. The main enemy in it is Russia, respectively, all the actions of the armed forces of the republic are now directed to reflect Russian aggression.

"The Russian Federation is the main source of instability in the immediate vicinity of the eastern flank of NATO, affecting the countries of the former USSR - Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and the Caucasus," Polish politicians declare. In this regard, "the conflict with Moscow at the regional level with the participation of one or several NATO member states is a realistic prospect," RIA Novosti quotes a quotation from a document released on Tuesday, May 23.

Indeed, how can one remain calm when the "aggressive policy of Russia". It is expressed, in their opinion, in the Kremlin's desire to "strengthen its positions in circumvention of international law," "the use of force and coercion against other states, an attempt to destabilize Western structures such as NATO and the EU". And even the weakening of transatlantic ties, which has been observed since President Donald Trump came to power in the US, is also the work of Moscow, the Polish authorities.

Cope with the threat to Poland, which refused several years ago from compulsory military service, will help the North Atlantic alliance and its own volunteer battalions. As for the first, everything is clear: last year at the NATO summit it was decided to place in the Baltic states and Poland a multinational force. And the basis of NATO troops in Latvia will be Canadian soldiers, in Lithuania - soldiers from Germany, in Estonia - from Britain, in Poland - Americans. For its part, Warsaw will help personnel in the formation of a military contingent in Romania, as well as send 200 soldiers to the Baltic countries.

However, only NATO detachments Warsaw was not enough to confront Moscow. Therefore, she called under the gun volunteers. Not that the army. No, the Poles are offered to serve in the Territorial Defense Troops in their free time: after work, on weekends, on leave. Last weekend, the first recruits of the "weekend army", as they already dubbed the innovation in the republic itself, just took the oath. By the end of 2019 g. Such battalions should be 17. Then, naturally, no enemy will pass.