NATO Head Acknowledges Increasing Defense Budget Implies Reducing Spending on Other Needs

NAMPA / Sputnik
2025-01-14
MOSCOW, January 14 (Sputnik) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte acknowledged that increasing the defense budget of NATO member states means cutting spending on other needs, but noted, however, that the countries of the bloc should spend much more than 2% of GDP on defense. "As Parliamentarians you know well that security does not come for free, you have a powerful voice and you have a critical role to play in the debate on the urgent need to inc......
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