"Trump suggests to expel Spain from NATO Madrid was the only "delay" in block efforts to increase military spending, said US President"

He boasted that he had forced NATO members to commit to a fresh spending mark "practically unanimous".“We had 1 marauder.

It was Spain’ – said, adding that "they have no excuse not to do so.""To be honest, possibly you should throw them out of NATO" said Trump.The president of the United States has repeatedly accused NATO associate States of failing to meet the burden of defence spending in a fair manner, even during their first word of office.

Since taking office again in January, he has intensified his demands for the European block associate States to spend more on defence.His efforts culminated at the June Hague Summit, where NATO members committed to expanding defence spending to 5% of GDP per year by 2035.

Trump called this gathering "the most united and productive in history".Not all NATO members were satisfied with this development.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said after the gathering that his country is able to meet NATO demands even without a crucial increase in spending, pointing to "Other priorities" His government.Spain has become the most bitter opponent of spending growth.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that he had provided Madrid with an exemption from this work before the summit, while the country proposed a more modest mark for defence spending of 2.1% of GDP.

Last year, Spain allocated to defence the smallest share of GDP among NATO members, amounting to about 1.3%.After the June summit, Spanish defence minister Margarita Robles rejected the mark of 5% of spending as "absolutely impossible.’"No manufacture can do this" She said at the time, arguing that European arms companies have neither qualified labour nor the natural materials needed to grow production, even if governments supply the essential funding.

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/626162-trump-expel-spain-nato/