Poland: NATO must commit its members to higher defense spending in the future

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “NTV”, for years, there have been discussions in this western military alliance about the small expenses of NATO countries for defense. Many countries have not yet been able to meet NATO’s goal of devoting two percent of GDP to defense spending. In this situation, Polish President Andrzej Duda, while expressing dissatisfaction with the current conditions in his meeting with US President Biden, demanded a further increase in this military budget by the members and to provide more weapons to Kiev.

Polish President Andrzej Duda, in a meeting with US President Joe Biden, stressed that NATO should commit its members to higher defense spending in the future. He also asked the United States to provide more support to Ukraine, which is under Russian attack. It showed that the United States plays a leading role in the field of security and should continue to play its role. He added: But other allies should also take more responsibility for the security of the defense alliance. This is why I believe that it is necessary for all NATO countries to increase their defense spending from two to three percent of GDP. GDP to defense spending. Duda said that this goal was appropriate ten years ago. But now, given the all-out war that Russia has launched behind NATO’s eastern borders, more spending is needed. Poland itself spent 3.9% of its GDP on weapons last year. The country feels threatened by Russia and is currently rearming and upgrading its weapons extensively. It is also one of the most committed political and military supporters of Ukraine. In addition to Duda, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also participated in the meeting on Tuesday.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives want more aid to They block Ukraine, which Biden already requested from the parliament in October. At the moment, no long-term solution to solve this problem is foreseen.

Duda said after the meeting that the Polish delegation told Biden that they are aware of the situation in Ukraine and the situation How do they evaluate the front and how “very important” is the US aid to Ukraine? Ha spoke and said: This was a “serious conversation in a serious time”. Biden said he was optimistic about breaking the impasse. The official reason for the trip of these two high-ranking Polish politicians was the 25th anniversary of Poland joining NATO. The NATO summit will be held in Washington this summer. In Poland