WARSAW, Poland — Poland is seeking new joint ventures and purchases from American defense contractors that could be financed by European loans, according to Konrad Gołota, Poland’s deputy state assets minister.

Warsaw plans to expand its armed forces following Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The growing Polish defense budget is already fueling a shopping spree for weapons and gear, including acquisitions of fighter jets , tanks , helicopters , rocket launchers and missiles from the United States.

“We are modernizing our Army. We are building now the biggest EU land Army, focusing on the protection of external borders, focusing very much on securing the Baltic Sea region,” Gołota said during an Dec. 5 event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies

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