President Andrzej Duda summarized his visit to the USA and Canada. He writes about increasing defense spending

“We held a number of political talks here on security, cooperation and the economy. Of course, the most important in Canada was the meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with whom we talked about aid to Ukraine, the upcoming NATO summit and my proposal to increase defense spending,” he wrote on Tuesday evening on social media, President Andrzej Duda ending his visit to the USA and Canada.

“Increasing defense spending and strengthening the military potential of NATO countries is the best way to ensure peace for our future and deter potential aggressors,” he mentioned.

“We must strengthen ourselves so that no one dares to attack us. This is what Euro-Atlantic cooperation is for today. We were here – both in the United States and Canada – to strengthen it. For the security of Poland, for the security of our part of Europe and for maintaining security in the world. This is is happening,” the president added.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is visiting Warsaw on Tuesday, announced that his country will increase defense spending by 2030.

“I am glad that the British government's decision to increase spending to 2.5 percent was announced today in Warsaw,” wrote Andrzej Duda.

The head of the British government announced that defense spending will increase from £64.6 billion this year to £78.2 billion in 2028 and then to £87 billion in 2030. Together, this means an increase in defense spending in the coming years. six years by £75 billion.