US EditionDan Crenshaw: Europeans can boost defense spending or ‘shut up’ on Ukraine negotiations
- Rep. Dan Crenshaw stated that European countries need to increase their defense spending or stop complaining about negotiations over Ukraine, emphasizing that they haven't earned a seat at the table without contributing more militarily.
- Crenshaw called for European nations to place 50,000 troops on the Polish border to strengthen NATO's position against Russia, asserting that such actions would deter Putin's advances.
- In 2023, U.S. defense spending reached 3.3% of GDP, totaling $880 billion, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
- UK leader Starmer pledged to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, which would result in an increase of nearly $17 billion.
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Dan Crenshaw: Europeans can boost defense spending or ‘shut up’ on Ukraine negotiations
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said that Europeans complaining about not carrying more weight in negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine need to either step up their defense spending or “shut up.” Crenshaw said in Politico’s “Power Play” podcast on Thursday that Europeans haven’t “earned a seat” at the negotiating table and won’t — unless they step up and place 50,000 troops on the border of Poland to bolster NATO and deter Russia. “Unless yo…
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