Colby recalled ahead of Thursday's meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels that in 2025 there was a “real commitment for Europe to take a leading role in the conventional defense of the Alliance.” The talks, which will be attended by the head of the Ministry of National Defence, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, will also include support for Ukraine and the obligations of the Alliance countries to spend more funds on defense.
— It's time to move forward together and act pragmatically. We have a really solid basis for partnership cooperation, for a NATO based on partnership, not dependence. “It's a return to what NATO was originally intended for,” Colby said.
The Americans intend to ask during the meeting about European allies' defense spending.
What questions did the US authorities prepare before the NATO meeting?
Who will take part in the meeting of NATO defense ministers?
What defense spending commitment was agreed at the NATO summit in The Hague?
How does Poland cope with defense spending compared to other NATO countries?
Meeting at NATO headquarters. The US wants information from Europe
According to information from the Polish Press Agency, the US authorities formulated six questions before the talks to which they will be waiting for answers. Five of them concern the allies' commitment, made at the NATO summit in The Hague, to spend 5 percent. GDP per year for defense and security until 2035. Previously, the target was 2%. GDP.
As PAP found out, Americans will want to determine what actions European countries are taking to achieve the new goal, how much they currently spend on defense and what military equipment they intend to buy.
Poland has a strong position in this area because it fulfills its obligations and spends more and more on defense in relation to GDP, outclassing most European NATO countries in this respect.
