Trump's security aide requests all NATO allies meet 2% defense spending target before June summit

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Trump's security aide requests all NATO allies meet 2% defense spending target before June summit

U.S. President Donald Trump's top security adviser called Thursday for all member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to meet their commitment to spend 2 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense before a NATO summit set for June.

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The demand further ramps up pressure on allies like Canada, which has long missed the spending target and doesn't plan to meet it for another seven years.

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US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said that all NATO members must allocate two percent of their gross domestic product to defense spending by the next alliance summit, which is scheduled for June.

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The United States says that all NATO members should achieve the goal of defense spending by 2 % by June - national.

The White House said on Thursday that it is expected that all NATO members will spend at least 2 percent of the GDP of defense by the next summit of the coalition – four months from now. The demand for increasing pressure on allies like Canada – who has missed the goal of spending for a long time and is not planning to meet him for another seven years – from US President Donald Trump, who is pushing for increased severe defensive spending and re…

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he is actively working with countries that do not spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense. He said this at a press conference with Slovak President Peter Pelegrini. “They all have to do it by next summer [increase defense spending — ed.]. I tell them, if you do not respond to my phone calls, you may be called by a very handsome man in Washington who will be less... how to put it... who has less time for w…