Warsaw, Nov 6, 2025 (AFP) - With war next door, Poland seeks to train 500,000 volunteers to reinforce defense

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2025-11-06

Poland's government said Thursday that the country, a neighbour to Ukraine and Russia, plans to train up to 500,000 volunteers by the end of next year to strengthen its defensive capabilities. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO and EU member Poland has doubled down on defence as it seeks to deter foreign aggression. Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the goal of the new training programme was to prepare the......

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