Poland Accelerates Rearmament and Aspires to Have Europe's Largest Army by 2030 with some 500,000 Troops
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It also considers “a strategic objective” to strengthen the US military presence in the country, following the withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers in Germany. More information: Donald Trump warns Europe with the withdrawal of troops from Germany: “It will be much more than 5,000 soldiers.”
Poland's Minister of Defence, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, said Wednesday that having more American troops in his country is "a strategic goal" to which the will to have 500,000 soldiers joins.
The Warsaw government announces a comprehensive military transformation plan, which includes the largest army in Europe and an accelerated increase in the defence budget.
Poland is building the largest army in Europe, wants more American troops on its territory and allocates 5% of the country's GDP to defence, the highest percentage of all NATO Member States.
The presence of a larger number of American troops on the national territory is "a strategic objective", doubled by the "500,000 soldiers for the most armed in Europe" project, he said, on Wednesday...
After signing the SAFE agreement, the Armaments Agency will sign nearly 40 new contracts by the end of May, said Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, the government's plenipotentiary for the SAFE program. The Ministry of National Defense announced an increase in the size of the Polish army to 500,000 soldiers.
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