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Piggy threatens NATO on eve of summit [View all]
Nato allies must step up defence spending “immediately” or face consequences, the Trump administration said on the eve of a key summit.
US officials warned that many allies were “lagging behind” their pledge to spend 5 per cent of GDP on the military by 2035.
Sir Keir Starmer announced a £15bn uplift in defence spending this week but that will only raise the UK figure to 2.7 per cent of GDP by 2029.
Matt Whitaker, the US ambassador to Nato, said on Sunday night: “Some allies are doing more than others. Poland, the Nordic countries, the Baltic countries lead the way.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-threatens-nato-on-eve-of-summit/ar-AA27gek4
Doesn't mean they'll buy them from us Donny-Shit-for-brains.
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