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Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated defense spending increase as ‘unreasonable’
Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s expected to be announced next week, calling it ...
Spain wants to opt out from NATO's 5% defence spending target
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has asked NATO to exclude Spain from raising its defence spending target to 5% of gross ...
Trying to Satisfy Trump, NATO Is Running Into Difficulties
A plan to increase military spending at the level President Trump wants is becoming clearer, as are its shortcomings.
Massive security operation for NATO summit turns parts of The Hague into a fortress
Super-tight security is smothering The Hague around a summit of NATO leaders next week. Authorities are locking down parts of ...
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Spain threatens to block NATO’s 5% defense spending target
Ahead of a key summit in The Hague next week, Secretary General Mark Rutte sent a letter to alliance members setting out the ...
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Finland joins NATO neighbours in exiting landmine treaty
Finland is to follow several of its NATO neighbours and exit the Ottawa Treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines, ...
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How to Make NATO More European
Next week, when European and North American leaders gather in The Hague for the NATO summit, the main topics of discussion ...
Russia Accuses UK of Sabotage Plans With US in 'NATO Lake'
The Baltic Sea has been dubbed the "NATO Lake" following the accession to the alliance of Sweden and Finland. Countries ...
Most NATO armies likely 'could not meet Ukrainian standards' in combat effectiveness, retired US Army general says
Ben Hodges was asked in a video interview with the Kyiv Post, published on Tuesday, about what Ukraine's NATO allies could do ...
Canada PM Carney headed to Europe for EU, NATO summits
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels and The Hague from June 22 to 25 to attend the Canada-European ...
Populist leader suggests ahead of NATO summit that Slovakia might be better off neutral
Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has suggested that his country might be better off neutral as he and other ...