Poland’s National Security Bureau has stated that the country would only be able to defend itself for a maximum of two weeks in the event of a potential conflict or war with adversaries, until allied forces arrive to assist.
Polish authorities have confirmed that their forces could hold the line for up to two weeks, as the country has largely relied on support from its allies, particularly the United States, for decades.
This development has emerged at a time when US President Donald Trump has revoked all security guarantees for the European Union over its failure to meet increased defence spending requirements.
Dariusz Lukowski told reporters on Wednesday that Poland has been ramping up arms production to build sufficient capacity to resist a potential Russian attack. The NATO member shares a 144-mile border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave.
Moscow has consistently denied harbouring aggressive intentions towards NATO countries, insisting that the Ukraine conflict was provoked by the military bloc’s expansion towards Russia’s borders.
When asked whether Poland’s reserves might only last for five days of war, Lukowski said this was “possible in many areas and types of ammunition”, though not across all categories of munitions.
“I believe that, depending on how the fighting unfolds, we could maintain defensive operations for a week or two with the current level of stockpiles,” he stated.
Lukowski added that Poland has been depleting its stockpiles to supply weapons to Ukraine but stressed, “This is being done very cautiously,” while also noting, “At this stage, we are replenishing those stockpiles.”
Moscow has repeatedly dismissed Western claims that it intends to attack NATO or EU states, with Russian President Vladimir Putin rejecting such statements as “nonsense”.
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