Poland's prime minister has jokingly offered U.S. actor and director Jesse Eisenberg, who recently obtained Polish citizenship, military training to help him secure the “new James Bond role.”
Earlier this month, Poland's president granted Eisenberg, who has Polish roots, citizenship. On Saturday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk shared a video on social media showing him watching a clip from Eisenberg's appearance on NBC's The Tonight Show. In that segment, Eisenberg humorously mentioned that the day after receiving his citizenship, he saw the news headline “Poland now requires all males to participate in military training.”
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Tusk responded in the video, saying, “Dear Jesse, there’s really nothing to fear!” He clarified that military training is voluntary.
“So, come to Poland! We’ll give you such training that the new James Bond role? It’s yours!”
On March 7, Tusk had announced that his government was working on a plan for large-scale military training for all adult males, in response to the changing security landscape in Europe. He emphasized the need for an army of 500,000 soldiers, more than double the current size, including reservists.
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On Tuesday, he further stated that the government plans to train 100,000 volunteers annually starting in 2027 to help build a reservist army. He expressed confidence that there would be no shortage of volunteers.