 It's the first time those two have met in person since Johnson risked his speakership to pass more than $60 billion in aid for Ukraine over the objections of some in his party. Jay O'Brien, ABC News, Washington. The alliance announced that a new U.S. air defense base in northern Poland is ready, designed to detect and intercept short- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Poland putting itself on more of a war footing, just in case. The Polish Armed Forces chief of staff saying Poland needs to prepare its soldiers for all-out conflict.