 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.