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Reuters (26 March 2025)

Kosovo plans to boost its defence spending by 60% over the next four years and to focus on acquiring Black Hawk helicopters and building plants to produce ammunition and drones, Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Wednesday.

Kurti has repeatedly argued for increased defence spending to counter any potential threat from neighbouring Serbia, which still considers Kosovo part of its territory.

"In the next mandate, we will allocate one billion euros ($1.08 billion) for our army," Kurti told a cabinet meeting, up from 626 million euros over the previous four years.

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