Warsaw, March 12, 2026 (AFP) - Poland reels from row over EU loans to fend off Russia

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A spat over huge EU defence loans has erupted into trench warfare between Poland's pro-European government and nationalist president. The fiery row over multi-billion-euro plans to beef up its military is unprecedented in a country where there is usually consensus on defence. With war raging in neighbouring Ukraine, and Russia and Belarus just across the border, frontline Poland has upped its defence budget to 4.8 percent of its GDP, one of the......

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