Poland backs Trump on raising NATO spending to 5% of GDP

Poland backs Donald Trump on raising Nato spending to 5% of GDP
Warsaw is backing Donald Trump’s demand for Nato countries to spend 5 per cent of GDP on defence even if it will take 10 years for the alliance’s laggards to reach the target, says the Polish defence minister.
Poland: NATO countries won’t hit 5% defense spending target for 10 years
Poland supports the demand of elected President Donald Trump for NATO countries to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP. However, Warsaw believes this will only happen in 10 years, states Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with the Financial Times.
Poland backs Trump push for NATO to boost defense spending to 5 percent of GDP
Poland is backing Donald Trump’s call to NATO countries to spend 5 percent of their GDP on defense. Trump’s call for alliance members to more than double the target for defense budgets has prompted a mixed reaction among Europe’s cash-strapped governments.
Europe is divided over Trump's call for NATO members to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP
Ralf Stegner, a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party, called Trump's comments "delusional and truly insane." Poland has backed Trump's demand.
What is Nato, which countries are members and will they increase defence spending?
Nato asks every member country to spend at least 2% of national income - also known as GDP - on defence. It is thought that 23 countries met that target in 2024, compared to only three in 2014. The countries which spend the largest share of GDP on defence are the US and those close to Russia, such as Poland and the Baltic states.
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