Poland is already NATO’s biggest relative spender, devoting 4.12% of GDP to defence in 2024, which is set to rise to 4.7% this year.
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Attempted crossings from Belarus fell by half in 2024 after tough Polish border measures
Data obtained by Notes from Poland show 30,090 attempted crossings from Belarus across the whole of 2024.
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NATO chief rejects Polish proposal to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine
It would risk NATO “becoming part of the conflict”, says Jens Stoltenberg.
Poland’s NATO ambassador should not have received security clearance, says Tusk
The diplomat in question, Tomasz Szatkowski, rejected the allegations and announced plans to sue the prime minister.
Head of Polish opposition caucus stripped of immunity over alleged Russian rocket defamation
The former operational commander of the armed forces says Mariusz Błaszczak falsely blamed him for a Russian missile going undetected.
Poland, France, Germany and Italy to jointly develop cruise missiles
“The aim is to establish cooperation in the development of our key deep strike capability,” said Poland’s defence ministry.
Hungary blocking Poland’s EU funds for Ukraine military aid
“Hungary has, for a year now, been blocking refunds for the military equipment we delivered to Ukraine,” says foreign minister Radosław Sikorski.
Thousands of Ukrainians in Poland have registered to join new Ukrainian Legion, says foreign minister
“If every European country did this, Ukraine would have several brigades,” said Radosław Sikorski.
Zelensky and Tusk sign Polish-Ukrainian security agreement in Warsaw
The pair also discussed creating a “Ukrainian legion” made up of Ukrainians located in Poland.
Illegal crossing attempts at Polish-Belarusian border halve after introduction of exclusion zone
The number of people smugglers discovered on the Polish side of the border has also fallen significantly.
China and Belarus hold joint military exercises near Polish border
The exercises, titled “Eagle Assault”, will “deepen cooperation between the armies of the two countries”, says China.
Polish government denies report of 25% defence spending cut and says “Russia may be behind it”
Opposition MPs, however, claim to have confirmed that the cuts were proposed by the defence ministry.
Germany pledges support for Polish WW2 victims and help bolstering eastern NATO flank
In both cases, Olaf Scholz did not provide details of what these measures would involve in practice.
US to loan Poland $2 billion for purchase of American air defence systems
It is the second such loan to Poland under the Foreign Military Financing programme.
