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Trump’s 5% NATO defence push could backfire on low spenders

Upworthy Tuesday, 24 June 2025 ()
NATO’s new spending plan expected to be adopted this week will expose just how creative some of the alliance's members have been with their accounting. That's because some reluctant military spenders in NATO have used an expansive definition when tallying their defence spending for the current 2%…
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