Trump’s aim is an “important wake-up call” for the alliance members, the minister said.
It may take ten years to implement it, “but I don’t think he should be criticized for setting a really ambitious goal, because otherwise there will be some countries that will continue to debate whether more spending is really necessary,” Kosiņak-Kamiš said.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Poland has significantly increased its defense spending.
It is estimated that in 2024, the country will have spent 4.2% of GDP on defense, and this is the highest figure among both European Union (EU) and NATO countries.
According to the government, this figure will increase to 4.7% next year.
Last year, Germany reached the 2% target set by NATO for the first time.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expressed the need to further increase defense spending beyond this level as well.