The Canadian leader visiting Poland defended his country's defense spending levels, while urging his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk and the rest of the West to face the real threats posed by Vladimir Putin's Russia.

Trudeau stated during a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk held today in Warsaw, that Ottawa is the seventh largest defense contributor among the 31 NATO allies, but he acknowledged that there is still much to be done.

Trudeau said: "We know there is a lot we have to do and we are in the process of doing it."

For his part, the Polish prime minister urged the entire West, especially Europe, to work towards ensuring Ukraine gets the resources it needs to achieve a decisive victory over Russia.

Tusk pointed out that Canada's defense commitments to Poland and Ukraine have been "exceptional" so far, rejecting the aggressive rhetoric of former US President Donald Trump regarding NATO spending.

Tusk suggested that the simplest solution to such complaints is for all NATO members to intensify their efforts and respect the mandatory spending threshold of 2% of GDP.

Tusk said this will happen sooner or later, "and it is better that they do it sooner rather than later," he expressed through a translator.

Trudeau pointed out that his liberal government is already committed to a new fleet of high-tech stealth fighters as well as to updating and enhancing continental defense capabilities of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as "NORAD," which is jointly operated with the United States.

It is worth noting that Canada is under repeated pressure to spend 2% of its GDP on defense, a target set by NATO that most other allies are expected to meet by the end of the year. Canadian spending currently amounts to about 1.3% of GDP.

Justin Trudeau, who arrived this morning in Warsaw coming from Kyiv, met with both his Polish counterpart and President Andrzej Duda at the presidential palace in Warsaw.