NATO countries have agreed to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP. - This is simply a large success - said Tomasz Szatkowski in "Guest of Events". The President's current advisor, and earlier the Polish ambassador to NATO, recalled that it was our country that set an example for allies in this respect. "Such countries as Poland or the US have no choice but to spend more on defence," he said.
Countries NATO adopted on Wednesday summit in The Hague a fresh commitment on defence spending. They are expected to amount to 5% of each country's GDP. Leaders of the Pact members, including the US leader Donald Trumpalso confirmed the common assistance commitment resulting from Article 5 of the Washington Treaty.
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- I'm sorry. This may not be a Copernican coup, but a large success - commented in president Andrzej Duda's "Guy of Events" and erstwhile Polish ambassador to NATO Tomasz Szatkowski. In conversation with Grzegorz Kępka reminded that the president Andrzej Duda A year ago, he proposed to increase NATO's defence spending.
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As he pointed out Tomasz Szatkowski, "Poland set an example for another allies". It took courage to talk about these issues erstwhile it wasn't so popular yet. By raising this bar, we increase the chances that the overall effect is positive, so that we have more defence capacity, so that these loads are more evenly distributed across countries - he explained.
He pointed out that "countries specified as Poland and the United States have no choice and must spend more on defense." - But if NATO as a full didn't agree to rise these expenses, we'd most likely gotta spend even moreand so we may be able, in the future, to return to below 4% of GDP, erstwhile we have filled our shortcomings.
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When asked whether all States of the Alliance would comply with the fresh requirements, he stated that it was just a "certain political declaration". - We can only fishy that Some NATO members hope that president Trump will be leaving in a small while and you will be able to relax from this increased effort - he said.
- I'm sorry. The implementation of this provision will depend on determination - he added. - If any members of the Alliance don't do this, We shouldn't reward them politically. Their political elites should feel that they pay any political price, he said.
As he explained, he does not mean deficiency of protection for specified countries. "But, for example, no typical of countries that are in the pursuit of defence spending should carry out prestigious functions in NATO management - he said.
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