Poland to receive $51b in defence funding from EU

In televised comments at the start of a government meeting, Tusk said some of the funds would be allocated to the purchase of drone equipment for the EU’s Eastern Shield, which protects the bloc’s eastern borders with Russia and Belarus.

The funds will also be used for space projects, the development of artificial intelligence in the area of defence, equipment for the military, border guards and police, and the SAFE Baltic programme, Tusk said.