Head of the MFA: Russia will not win with us.
“These numbers show the scale of our potential“
In his “calculations” the head of the MFA forgot that currencies do not win wars. The cost of production in FR is many times lower than in the EU and US. Not to mention better technology and production capacity.
| DR IGNACY NEWPOL APR 23 |
The current possible of all NATO associate States, counted in defence spending, is nearly $1,500 billion. Russia's defence budget is $145 billion – calculated by the head of the MFA Radosław Sikorski during an yearly exhibition on abroad policy tasks.
MHe gives an exhibition in the Sejm. Speech Radosław Sikorski president Andrzej Duda listens. After his statement, a debate will take place on the subject objectives of Polish abroad policy.
– European allies, following the example of Poland, increase their investment in defence. Since 2016, just before Donald Trump took over, NATO countries (excluding the US) increased spending from 255 to $506 billionwhat constitutes 98% increase It's Sikorski. – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the increase in investments has accelerated – he added.
During the speech, the head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs proposed to execute calculations. – say that all NATO countries allocate 3.5% of its GDP on defenceLike the United States. That would give us $1.9 trillion, which is 13 times more than Russia He calculated Sikorski in the Sejm.
However, the Minister went further and made the same simulation, assuming that each country spends as much as Poland, i.e. 4.7% of GDP. – In the event of an increase in risk, this would be likely. Then we would get $2.5 trillion, which is 17 times more than Russia," he pointed out.
– These numbers show the scale of our potential. And as long as NATO is an effective alliance, Russia has no chance with us. Sikorski concluded.
