Poland to allocate additional $55 bllion on defense by 2032: deputy ministerWARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will allocate an additional 200 billion zlotys ($55 billion) on defense over the next 15 years to modernize its army amid signs of growing aggression from Russia, a deputy defense minister said. Russia s Zapad military exercises next month in Belarus and western Russia, the largest in years, have raised concerns for their lack of transparency, with NATO worried the official number of troops participating might be understated.  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Poland on Thursday and Friday to check on deployment of U.S. troops in the east of the country and to meet Polish, Romanian and Turkish government officials. Poland, alarmed by what it sees as Russia s assertiveness on NATO s eastern flank, has lobbied hard for the stationing of NATO troops on its soil, especially since Moscow s annexation of Crimea in 2014.  The government has approved a legislative amendment ... which gives us nearly 200 billion zlotys over the next 15 years,  deputy defense minister Tomasz Szatkowski said, adding that this was in line with plans to raise defense spending gradually to reach 2.5 percent of gross domestic product.  This is not a trivial amount,  he told Reuters in an interview. The Polish government agreed in June to raise defense spending gradually from 2 pct to 2.5 percent of GDP. This means that annual spending would nearly double to about 80 billion zlotys by 2032.  Szatkowski, architect of a new national concept for defense, said that although the ministry would be getting almost all the money needed to implement the strategy, some  hard choices  will have to be made.  The plan is to increase the size of the army nearly twofold and revamp the equipment. Nearly two-thirds of equipment dates from the Soviet era when the country was in the Moscow-led Warsaw Pact. The navy, though, will fare less well from modernization. The ministry has canceled the purchase of two classes of surface vessels, including multi-task frigates used to protect other warships.  We cannot afford to expand the transport fleet,  Szatkowski said. Higher spending on artillery, engineering or assault helicopters will come at the cost of expanding the airborne forces.  Warsaw plans to acquire fifth-generation fighter jets, but Szatkowski said that this would not happen until the second half of the next decade. Szatkowski defended the spending plans which have been criticized as  unrealistic .  Nobody can release from us the obligation of planning and creating a coherent vision and proving there is money for it - something that is happening for the first time on such a scope in the history of Polish defense planning,  he said. worldnews
poland allocate additional billion defense deputy ministerwarsaw reuters poland allocate additional billion lots billion defense next years modernize army amid signs growing aggression russia deputy defense minister said russia rapid military exercises next month belarus western russia largest years raised concerns lack transparency nato worried official number troops participating might understated nato lens stoltenberg visit poland thursday friday check deployment troops east country meet polish romanian turkish government officials poland alarmed sees russia assertiveness nato eastern flank lobbied hard staining nato troops soil especially since moscow annexation crimea the government approved legislative amendment gives us nearly billion lots next years deputy defense minister tomas szatkowski said adding line plans raise defense spending gradually reach percent gross domestic product this trivial amount told reuters interview the polish government agreed june raise defense spending gradually pct percent gdp this means annual spending would nearly double billion lots szatkowski architect new national concept defense said although ministry would getting almost money needed implement strategy hard choices made the plan increase size army nearly twofold revamp equipment nearly equipment dates soviet era country warsaw pact the navy though fare less well modernization the ministry canceled purchase two classes surface vessels including frigates used protect warships we afford expand transport fleet szatkowski said higher spending artillery engineering assault helicopters come cost expanding airborne forces warsaw plans acquire fighter jets szatkowski said would happen second half next decade szatkowski defended spending plans criticized unrealistic nobody release us obligation planning creating coherent vision proving money something happening first time scope history polish defense planning said worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Poland to allocate additional $55 bllion on defense by 2032: deputy ministerWARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will allocate an additional 200 billion zlotys ($55 billion) on defense over the next 15 years to modernize its army amid signs of growing aggression from Russia, a deputy defense minister said. Russia s Zapad military exercises next month in Belarus and western Russia, the largest in years, have raised concerns for their lack of transparency, with NATO worried the official number of troops participating might be understated.  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Poland on Thursday and Friday to check on deployment of U.S. troops in the east of the country and to meet Polish, Romanian and Turkish government officials. Poland, alarmed by what it sees as Russia s assertiveness on NATO s eastern flank, has lobbied hard for the stationing of NATO troops on its soil, especially since Moscow s annexation of Crimea in 2014.  The government has approved a legislative amendment ... which gives us nearly 200 billion zlotys over the next 15 years,  deputy defense minister Tomasz Szatkowski said, adding that this was in line with plans to raise defense spending gradually to reach 2.5 percent of gross domestic product.  This is not a trivial amount,  he told Reuters in an interview. The Polish government agreed in June to raise defense spending gradually from 2 pct to 2.5 percent of GDP. This means that annual spending would nearly double to about 80 billion zlotys by 2032.  Szatkowski, architect of a new national concept for defense, said that although the ministry would be getting almost all the money needed to implement the strategy, some  hard choices  will have to be made.  The plan is to increase the size of the army nearly twofold and revamp the equipment. Nearly two-thirds of equipment dates from the Soviet era when the country was in the Moscow-led Warsaw Pact. The navy, though, will fare less well from modernization. The ministry has canceled the purchase of two classes of surface vessels, including multi-task frigates used to protect other warships.  We cannot afford to expand the transport fleet,  Szatkowski said. Higher spending on artillery, engineering or assault helicopters will come at the cost of expanding the airborne forces.  Warsaw plans to acquire fifth-generation fighter jets, but Szatkowski said that this would not happen until the second half of the next decade. Szatkowski defended the spending plans which have been criticized as  unrealistic .  Nobody can release from us the obligation of planning and creating a coherent vision and proving there is money for it - something that is happening for the first time on such a scope in the history of Polish defense planning,  he said. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: poland allocate additional billion defense deputy ministerwarsaw reuters poland allocate additional billion lots billion defense next years modernize army amid signs growing aggression russia deputy defense minister said russia rapid military exercises next month belarus western russia largest years raised concerns lack transparency nato worried official number troops participating might understated nato lens stoltenberg visit poland thursday friday check deployment troops east country meet polish romanian turkish government officials poland alarmed sees russia assertiveness nato eastern flank lobbied hard staining nato troops soil especially since moscow annexation crimea the government approved legislative amendment gives us nearly billion lots next years deputy defense minister tomas szatkowski said adding line plans raise defense spending gradually reach percent gross domestic product this trivial amount told reuters interview the polish government agreed june raise defense spending gradually pct percent gdp this means annual spending would nearly double billion lots szatkowski architect new national concept defense said although ministry would getting almost money needed implement strategy hard choices made the plan increase size army nearly twofold revamp equipment nearly equipment dates soviet era country warsaw pact the navy though fare less well modernization the ministry canceled purchase two classes surface vessels including frigates used protect warships we afford expand transport fleet szatkowski said higher spending artillery engineering assault helicopters come cost expanding airborne forces warsaw plans acquire fighter jets szatkowski said would happen second half next decade szatkowski defended spending plans criticized unrealistic nobody release us obligation planning creating coherent vision proving money something happening first time scope history polish defense planning said worldnews