Portugal is presently not 1 of the NATO leaders in terms of defence spending. From the Polish perspective, 1 can safely say that it is 1 of the red lanterns. The government declares gradually expanding defence spending to just 2% of GDP by 2029. They stress in their talks with NATO that this will be a immense financial effort. At the same time, in 2024 she provided financial support to the fighting Ukraine, and this aid amounted to €227 million. Safe today, Portugal in the past was 1 of the colonial and naval powers, and the armed forces and the navy were engaged in armed action on respective continents.