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Madrid Rejects NATO’s 5% Defense Spending Proposal

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Spain has publicly rejected NATO’s latest proposal for member states to raise defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP), calling the benchmark “unreasonable” and out of touch with national priorities. Speaking ahead of the NATO Summit in The Hague, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez strongly criticized the new target, warning that it would […]