– Growing Russian aggression, concerning behavior in the Baltic Sea, compels us to make decisions that are unprecedented in a certain sense. In this case, it is a radically strengthened NATO presence in the Baltic Sea – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki.

– Back then [in November], we appealed for the establishment of such Baltic Sea Policing, meaning military patrols in the Baltic Sea in connection with a previous incident involving a ship flying the Chinese flag, and at that time, states reacted, I would say with interest, but without excessive enthusiasm – PDT continued.

– We are not dealing with the establishment of a new mode of operation, such as Baltic Sea Policing, as is the case in the air, but we consider NATO's reaction at this moment, at this stage, to be sufficient, namely the resumption of this operation under the codename Baltic Guardian 25 – Tusk noted.

– This is for 90 days, but with an obvious option for extension and strengthening of military control in the Baltic Sea. We have not yet decided today on the extent to which individual countries will participate with their equipment in the control and patrolling of the sea – he added.

– Should anything happen in Polish territorial waters, I hope it won't, Poland will not hesitate to detain such a vessel if it were to occur in our waters – the Prime Minister said.