Poland to double size of its army

Currently, the Polish Army has 172,000 soldiers. Our goal is to have at least 300,000 soldiers, Defense Minister of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak said, Report informs.

According to him, the number of divisions in the Polish army will increase from 3 to 6, and defense spending will increase to 4% of GDP.

Earlier, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminsky said that if a serious incident occurs involving the Wagner group on the borders of NATO and EU countries, such as Poland, Lithuania or Latvia, they “will undoubtedly take joint action."

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, during a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, said that the Wagner fighters stationed in Belarus are allegedly rushing to Warsaw to get even for the supply of weapons from Poland to Ukraine, and he hardly dissuades them from these intentions. These words caused concern in the neighboring states.