Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demands

At NATO, the EU and Canada expressed their willingness to increase their spending, but they were reluctant to meet US demands on their military budgets.

The US is now asking for a 5% target of each ally's GDP. The Alliance wants 2%.

Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demands

By LORNE COOK and MATTHEW LEE BRUSSELS (AP) — European NATO allies and Canada on Friday said they are willing to ramp up defense spending but are cool on American demands for the size of their military budgets, particularly given U.S. President Donald Trump’s readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Related Articles Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people and injures 50 I…

The European allies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Canada have declared on Friday that they are ready to increase their defence spending, but remain reluctant to the American demands regarding the amount of their military budgets, especially given the willingness of US President Donald Trump to approach Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Europe and Canada say they'll spend more on defense, but are cool on U.S. demands

U.S. allies have spent billions of dollars more on defense since Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.

Europe and Canada Say They'll Spend More on Defense, But Are Cool on US Demands

European NATO allies and Canada said they are willing to ramp up defense spending but are cool on U.S demands for the size of their military budgets, particularly given President Donald Trump’s readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.