Next year, Poland will spend 5% of GDP on defense. Now the country spends 4%.
This was stated by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, RBC-Ukraine reports citing Bloomberg.
He noted that Poland currently spends a larger share of its GDP on defense than any other NATO country.
"Poland spends 4% of GDP, and we will spend 5% next year. We are number one in NATO, including the United States... because we are no longer in the era of perpetual peace after the Cold War," the minister said.
However, despite Poland's significant spending, Sikorski warned against using military budgets as a barometer. As an example, he cited Iceland, which has almost no defense budget, but remains an important asset due to its strategic location.
The Polish Foreign Minister also said that he supported former US President Donald Trump's pressure on NATO countries to increase defense spending.
Author - Serhii Kolomiets, 13/07/2024