Spain Is Left Alone in NATO: It Is the only Big Country that Refuses to Reach the 5% Investment in Defense Demanded by Rutte

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Italy, France, Germany or the United Kingdom pledge to continue investing in the military field while Sánchez's government assures that it will not go beyond 2% already announced Read

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For the time being, the Spanish government maintains its opposition to the "Rutte formula", the initiative of Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, to get the Member States to significantly increase their commitment to investment in defence to meet the demands of Donald Trump, President of the United States. The White House tenant came to the presidency by asking that the Alliance's partners increase their military spending to 5% of GDP, and the D…