People in Poland are set to take part in the ‘largest military readiness drive’ in its history since World War Two.

Galvanized by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the neighbouring country now spends more of its GDP on defence than any other Nato member.

It has grown into the alliance’s third-largest military – with around 216,000 personnel – and plans to expand its forces by nearly a third over the nextdecade.

Ramping up efforts to defend against a future attack by Russia, the Polish defence ministry has now announced a training programme to teach up to 400,000 citizens basic military, medical, and cyber-resilience skills by 2027.

Dubbed ‘At Readiness’, the initiative will see voluntary military and crisis-response courses being opened to those willing to take part – from children to reti

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