Canada promises to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 in pact with NATO leaders

NATO Leaders have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the western alliance to five per cent of the gross domestic product over the next decade, a decision that has given U.S. President Donald Trump a significant policy victory.
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