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Germany Balks At Tillerson Call For More European NATO Spending


Germany said on Friday that NATO’s agreed target spend of two percent of members’ yearly economic output was neither “reachable nor desirable” countering a call by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for all allies to comply and quickly.The United States provides nearly 70 percent of NATO’s budget and is demanding that NATO allies make clear progress toward the agreed target this year. Only four European NATO members – Estonia, Greece, Poland and Britain – have done so.“Two percent would mean military expenses of some 70 billion euros. I don’t know any German politician who would claim that is reachable …read more

Source: The Huffington Post

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