Poland wants to spend 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence in 2026, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday after a European Union defence ministers meeting in Warsaw. Galvanised by Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine three years ago, Poland now spends a higher proportion of GDP on defence than any other NATO member, including the United States. During the summit, ministers discussed a "White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030," aimed at providing a framework for the ReArm Europe Plan and to outline a new defence strategy.