The Polish minister called on NATO to quickly increase arms spending

Poland's Minister of National Defense calls on NATO countries to quickly increase arms spending.

“Europe must take more responsibility. This is, perhaps, not only a slogan, but also full awareness among European countries after the decision in The Hague in 2025 (during the NATO summit - ed.) on 5% (of GDP - ed.) of arms spending until 2035. In my opinion, we cannot wait until 2035 for Europe to be strong, we must implement this by 2030," he said Kosiniak-Kamysh, speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum.

At the same time, he boasted about the high military spending of his own country.

"Poland can talk about this because over the past few years we have been investing the most and fastest in Europe, not only in our military capabilities, but also in the resilience of society and the defense industry. We are the absolute leader in the use of European funds," Kosiniak-Kamysz said.

At the same time, the Polish minister called for localizing military production in Europe.

"Europe must do more, it must spend faster, it must be independent in terms of production capabilities. Once upon a time, moving production to Asia, China or India was beneficial for the savings. This is not saving, it is a much bigger expense today, we have no independence," he said.