Duda urges NATO leaders to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP
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Polish President Andrzej Duda called on NATO to increase defense spending from 2% to 3% of GDP amid Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine.
Against the backdrop of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda has called on NATO to increase defense spending from two to three percent of GDP. This was reported by UNN with reference to Polish Radio.
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It is noted that this is a proposal presented earlier, during Duda's visit to the United States. Also on April 4, Andrzej Duda presented his letter during a speech at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.
According to him, he sent the proposal to all NATO leaders and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
In its policy, Russia is returning to the times of the Cold War. So now it (Russia - ed.) has to face the response it received in those days. Back then, NATO countries spent 3% of their GDP on defense
The Polish president also acknowledged that the debate on this issue will last a long time, but he believes that NATO countries will support this decision.
Recall
Polish President Andrzej Duda called for raising the requirement for NATO defense spending from 2% to 3% of GDPback in March on the eve of his visit to the United States.
