US EditionThe Us Warns Spain that 2% Defense Spending Is No Longer Enough and Insists on "Serious Consequences" if It Does Not Reach 5%
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The United States has applauded the fact that Spain and other NATO allies have increased defense spending, but has warned that the 2% of GDP bar is no longer enough at this point and that not reaching 5% will have "serious consequences.""At the NATO summit in June, all Member States, including Spain, signed the declaration committing themselves to investing 5% of GDP in defense in 2035," said a spokesman for the US State Department.Days after NA…
From Washington they warn that all NATO countries signed up to 5% of GDP in Defense, and remember that neither Spain 'nor any ally' can retract what was agreed at the last summit.
The spokesman for the State Department has stressed that reaching 5% is "a key step towards increasing lethality and ensuring that Europe can protect itself against the threats of the 21st century" Read
Trump came to warn that, if it did not reach 5% of GDP in 2035, Spain could end up paying twice as much as estimated.
Although Spain and other NATO allies have announced an increase in their investment in defense, the US government insists that the effort is not enough. In this sense, President Donald Trump has again threatened Spain by marking a red line: if spending does not reach 5% of GDP compared to the current 2%, there will be "serious consequences." The Spanish executive has placed the figure at 2% this year, thus meeting the threshold that had been cla…
The U.S. government has applauded the fact that Spain and other NATO allies have increased defense spending, but has warned that 2% of GDP is no longer enough at this point and that not reaching 5% will have "serious consequences." Read
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