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Poland's president vows to spend 4.7% of GDP on defence this year
euronews (in English)
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05/02/2025
Poland already spends more of its GDP on defence than any other NATO country, followed by Estonia and the US.
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Poland's defense spending will reach 4.7 percent of its GDP this year, the country's president
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announced on Wednesday.
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Andrzej Duda said the budget is expected to reach 30 billion euro, making it the largest
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defense budget among NATO countries.
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He also said that Poland will be strengthening its defense alliance with the United States.
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I would also like to emphasize the importance of our alliance, of our close relations with
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our main ally, the United States.
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We recently officially opened a base in Redzików, an anti-missile base.
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This is a very tough American investment in the security of our territory.
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I am very happy about it.
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I hope that we will have more American investments on our eastern flank.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has publicly agreed that spending needs to be increased
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across the alliance, and has called for his fellow EU members to protect Europe's eastern
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flank against Russian aggression.
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During the election campaign, Donald Trump notoriously said he would encourage Russia
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to, quote, do whatever the hell they want to allies who don't spend at least the required
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2 percent of their GDP on defense.
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