Poland has pledged to raise its defense budget to 4.8% of GDP in 2026, outpacing all other NATO members, including the US

Poland has announced plans to outpace the US in relative military spending, committing 4.8% of GDP to defense in 2026.

The announcement follows repeated demands by US President Donald Trump that European NATO members play a bigger role in their own security, contribute more to supplying Ukraine, and raise their military budgets to 5% of GDP. In July, the bloc’s members agreed to pursue the target by 2035, a shift from the previous 2% guideline.

On Thursday, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said Warsaw will allocate a…

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