of it said make fighter jets a leave. poland ability to defend itself at our correspondence, christine montoya in warsaw. that's a very good question, phil. i had a conversation with her defense analyst, and she told me about what she feared was the risk of demilitarization in europe as a result of the war in ukraine. as, as western allies, their chief among them, european countries have pledged and, and delivered more sort of heavy weaponry and at armory to ukraine that they were in effect, depleting their own stock piles. and she said, if you just point back to the nato secretary general's words last year where he said the stockpiles would take years to replenish. so there are concerns that all of these efforts are really, are leaving europe in a, in a precarious position. especially if you take into account the fact that a lot of these ministries have been undefended over the recent years. so there is a concern on that front, but for warsaw or resources necessary must be thrown at the efforts to, to defeat russia by india crane. and to have ukraine when that war, and that is effectively the

let's bring in correspond christine montoya, who is joining us from brussels. christine, what was microns? main message you think? well, is main message in the speech he gave in the hague yesterday was to say that europe is way too dependent on other world powers. and that, that needed to change. he referred to the pandemic, has having had been an eye opener, ah, how europe was stack experiencing supply shortages, semiconductors. and the also referred to, to the fact that war was back in europe and that europeans needed a common defense and security. so what he would have said yesterday in that speech, many, many would agree with that europe indeed means at to, to further integrate and to be more independent, more sovereign. and he said it was important so that europe could be a rule maker rather than just a rule taker it in a changing world. so that was his main message at. yes it, of course, it wasn't just those students in the hague listening out in that speech yesterday to see if he would make further remarks about what he had said on taiwan. it was the pres

1600000 ukrainians who sought refuge in poland since the invasion. restored our correspondent christine montoya, who's in the polish capital. welcome, christie. let's start with that rather staggering promises from poland to give away all of its mig jets away will not leave the country's defense. that's a very good question. and phil and i spoke to a defense analyst. i who expressed concern over what she called the demilitarization that are off europe as a result to add the because of all the supports are in weaponry at being sent over to ukraine. as analysts was concerned that i'm, for example, the nato secretary general. last j october. already i had indicated that it would take years to replenish nato stockpiles. and that in some cases, at certain weaponry, had to be sought elsewhere. because as at the different militaries of the member states went into their stockpiles, they realised that some equipment and armory just wasn't available or wasn't in shape to be sent over for, for use. so that is certainly a concern for, for defense in at watches. looking at, at, at all the support, especiall

that were the evening zalinski will meet some of those refugees, but all correspond, christine montoya joins us now from a war. so christina landscape has been busy today. what's, what's been happening? that's right here. hard. well, he's county locked in a meeting with the polish president, angie studer, or where they are discussing a broad range of issues related to the economic corporation, the reconstruction of fe, ukraine, as well as security. of course this in the context of that offensive their counter offensive at the ukrainians are preparing for an important here to note. as you are highlighting that poland has really been one of ukraine's biggest military donors. it's not far behind the us and, and, and the u. k, in terms of its commitment and, and how it's been railing and mobilizing within the european union and within nato, for more weaponry to be sent out to ukraine. it's, it's lead by example, it sending tanks and, and other sort of weaponry and, and the advantage here has been that the weapons that the polish have sent over is their soviet style era, kind of weaponry th

i asked our correspondent, christine montoya in warsaw. that's a very good question and phil and i spoke to a defense analyst, i who expressed concern or what she called the demilitarization of europe. as a result, to add the, because of all the supports are in weaponry, being sent over to ukraine as analysts was concerned that for example, the nato secretary general last j october. already i had indicated that it will take years to replenish nato stockpiles. and that in some cases, certain weaponry had to be sought elsewhere because as at the different militaries of them estates went into their stockpiles, they realised that some equipment and armory just wasn't available or wasn't in shape to be sent over for, for use. so that is certainly a concern for ford defense and at a watches looking at, at, at all the support, especially from countries i pulled. and as you mentioned, this really is one of ukraine's biggest military donors. it has led the way in the supply of tanks. it is also been very vocal at e u level it in nato level, in, in