Greece and Poland Ask EU to Create a Common Air Defense Shield
A soldier stands near a Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Warsaw.
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Greek and Polish leaders asked European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen to lead a charge to create a common air defense shield that would be financed by the bloc.
The EU needs a new “flagship program,” such as a European air defense shield, Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, wrote in the letter, according to a person familiar with its content.