NATO allies defend military spending amid Trump criticism
Brussels, Jul 3 (DIN NEWS) NATO’s European allies are pushing back against US criticism that they are not spending enough on defence, as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure ahead of a summit next week. After Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, NATO allies agreed in 2014 to end defence budget cuts, to begin spending more as their economies grew and to move toward a goal of 2 per cent of GDP within a decade. In an email to The Associated Press today, Norwegian Defence Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen said that “Norway…
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