Poland, which borders Ukraine, will increasing defence spending to three percent of gross domestic product next year, Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski announced on Thursday.
Warsaw currently devotes 2.2 percent of GDP to the military budget.
"We will table an amendment -- three percent for the (defence) budget, starting next year. Then we'll increase it further," Kaczynski, who is also leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, told parliament during a debate on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Top US general hails 'very effective' Ukraine defence
Brussels (AFP) March 3, 2022
Top US General Mark Milley on Thursday hailed the "very effective defence" being put up by Ukrainian forces as they battle invading Russian troops.
Western officials say Moscow has been surprised by the ferocious resistance being put up by Ukrainian forces and that it has thwarted the Kremlin's plan for a lightning advance.
"The Ukrainian military is fighting with extraordinary courage and skill against Russian forced that significantly outnumber them and outgun them," Milley, the chairman of t ... read more
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