- I welcomed with great satisfaction the words of the generals, with whom I have cooperated since the first hours of this Russian provocation, how crucial it was for them to feel the support and protection from the state, while simultaneously appreciating greatly that neither I, nor any of my ministers, nor any state official interfered in the decision-making process - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a government meeting.

- To be honest, I'm fed up with these thousands of armchair experts who have never truly had anything to do with war or the military, and yet everyone has an opinion on how the army should behave, when to shoot, who should inspect whom, and what equipment should be purchased. This must finally end, because the national interest and the security of the state demand it - he emphasized.