Today, the Polish army, including the Territorial Defense Forces, has 160,000 soldiers.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak said that soon the Polish army could become the largest in Europe, reports Polskie Radio.
“If we carry out our actions to the end, if we can do them without hindrance after the autumn elections, then in a short time the Polish ground forces will be the strongest in Europe. Yes, we will always bring it to the point it. Not because we want to attack someone. Because we want to effectively intimidate the aggressor,” Blaschak said.
As he mentioned, Poland must draw conclusions from the war in Ukraine. According to him, even now the Polish army, including the Territorial Defense Forces, has 160,000 soldiers.
Earlier, the head of the defense department mentioned that his goal is to increase the size of the army to 300,000 soldiers.
Recall that in the area of the Vistula Spit, which borders the Kaliningrad region of Russia, the Polish army, together with allied forces, will conduct military exercises Zaliv-2023 on March 27-31.
Source: korrespondent
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