Poland wants to spend 5% of GDP on defense in 2026, minister says

Record ID: 1988005

  • Title: Poland wants to spend 5% of GDP on defense in 2026, minister says
  • Date: 3rd April 2025
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (APRIL 3, 2025) (REUTERSl) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV AND DELEGATES FROM ALLIANCE OF SAHEL STATES ENTERING HALL FOR TALKS DELEGATES TAKING SEATS LAVROV SPEAKING BURKINA FASO FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-MARIE TRAORE (SECOND FROM LEFT) LISTENING NIGER DELEGATION LAVROV SPEAKING MALI FOREIGN MINISTER ABDOULAYE DIOP (SEEN FROM BEHIND) SPEAKING AS RUSSIAN D
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  • Keywords: Defence EU NATO Poland
  • Location: WARSAW AND OZIERANY MALE, POLAND
  • City: WARSAW AND OZIERANY MALE, POLAND
  • Country: Poland
  • Topics: Defence,Europe,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002396603042025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Poland wants to spend 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense in 2026, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday (April 3) after a European Union defense ministers meeting in Warsaw.
    Galvanized by Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine three years ago, Poland now spends a higher proportion of GDP on defense than any other NATO member, including the United States. It plans for this year's spending to hit 4.7% of GDP.
    During the summit, ministers discussed a "White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030," aimed at providing a framework for the ReArm Europe Plan and to outline a new defense strategy.
    (Production: Anna Lubowicka)
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