Army of Poland will increase by 50% in the next few years. In particular, three additional brigades of territorial defense will have been created on the eastern flank by the beginning of 2017, according to Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz, kommersant.ru reported referring to Rzeczpospolita.
The minister noted that the Army`s operational units will also be developed, reads the report.
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski April 16 said Russia has ”potential for the destruction of other countries,” and thus, it was a more ”existential threat” than organizations such as the Islamic State. Speaking at a conference in Bratislava, the Minister again called on NATO to deploy troops along the Alliance`s eastern borders. He expressed hope that such decision will be made at the July NATO summit in Warsaw
Earlier, US President Barack Obama stressed the need to strengthen the U.S. military capabilities in Europe, which, according to him, needs more support in light of the increasing Russian aggression of Russia. U.S. plans to increase spending on the support of its European allies to $3.5 billion.
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