Palm Beach, United States, Jan 7, 2025 (AFP) - Trump says NATO members should raise defense spending to 5% of GDP

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2025-01-07

Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection. "They can all afford it, but they should be at five percent not two percent," the incoming US president told reporters. Trump has long been skeptical of NATO, the cornerstone of security in Europe since World War II, and last month reiterated a familiar threat to leav......

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