Poland spends more money on defense than all other EU and NATO countries. Now the army must be enlarged and the population needs to be more integrated. The reason is the Russian attack war in Ukraine.
In Poland, in the light of the Russian war war against Ukraine, every adult man will receive military training in the future. “We will try to have a completed model towards the end of the year, so that every adult man in Poland is trained for the warfare,” said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a speech in the Warsaw parliament. In response to the changed security situation, a reserve must be created that is suitable for possible threats.
Women also get the chance
In the first instance, Tusk did not provide any further information about the planned military training. Accordingly, it should not be a return to compulsory military service. Women must also have the opportunity to participate in military training. However, war is still a larger domain of men, the Polish head of the government said.
The EU and the NATO country Poland, the Belarus, connected to Russia, the attacked Ukraine and the Russian exclusion of Kaliningrad, feel threatened and upgraded by Moscow. In 2024, the government in Warsaw estimated 4.2 percent of its GDP for defense – a top value in the EU and NATO.
More troops and more money for defense
Tusk spoke in parliament about the need to increase the size of the army of Poland, including reservists, to 500,000 men. The armed forces in the neighboring German country currently count nearly 200,000 soldiers. According to Tusk, the Polish defense expenditure must also rise to 5 percent.
President Andrej Duda also argues for security for more investments. He presented the draft for a constitutional change in parliament, which must be laid down by a Defense Expenditure Act of 4 percent.
Source: Krone
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