Europe should be spending more on its military given the security challenges facing the region, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Wednesday, adding that falling investment had eroded Europe’s ability to be a capable U.S. ally.
“They’re not doing enough. They are spending a smaller share of their GDP than they have in the past, [than] we do now and [than] many, like Russia, are spending. It’s too low,” Carter told a group of university students training as military officers.
The Pentagon chief made the remarks after being asked by one student what the United States could do to encourage Europe …read more
Source: Voice of America
