Poland's President wants NATO members to contribute as during the Cold War

Andrzej Duda sent letters to the leaders of NATO states with a call to increase contributions to the North Atlantic Alliance from 2 to 3% of GDP, as it was during the Cold War. Polish President Andrzej Duda stressed that the increase in military expenditures is justified and necessary in the conditions when Russia is leading an aggressive invading war in Ukraine.

He sent letters to all NATO leaders, as well as the NATO Secretary General of Jens Stoltenberg, where he formulated a proposal to increase defense contributions from 2 to 3 percent of the GDP of the Alliance Member States. He said this during a speech dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty, RMF24 reported.

"Its aggressive policies, restoration of Russian imperialism, aggression against Ukraine, Russia clearly and clearly showed that - it is returning in its policy to the Cold War, when the Soviet Union pursued aggressive policies against other countries. Russia returns to those ambitions and should To get the same answer she received then, "Duda said. The President of Poland recalled that at that time, NATO countries spent 3% of GDP on their defense. "Today we have to go back to this level.

My letter opens a discussion on this topic. At the same time, it contains a clear indication that we should discuss this topic at the future NATO summit in Washington," Duda said. He acknowledged that it would be long debates, but it is extremely important and necessary to reach consensus on this issue.