“ US President Donald Trump threatened Spain on Tuesday by trade by refusing to increase defense expenditures to 5% of GDP. Source: Trump in the White House, when communicating with journalists, quotes “European Truth” with reference to Reuters Details: Trump said that “very dissatisfied with” Spain, because it is “the only country that has not increased its expenditures to 5% of GDP.” Trump’s direct language: “I thought about applying (Spain, ed.) Trade sanctions in the form of tariffs because they did, and I think I will do it.” Recall that last week, during a meeting with President of Finland Alexander Stubb in the White House, Trump called Spain “lagging behind” in defense costs, and stated that it should be “excluded” from NATO. In response to Trump’s statements in the Spanish government, it was not publicly stated that Spain fulfills “its goals for defense capability” as well as the United States, is a full member of the Alliance and is given to NATO. The sources of Spanish media in NATO also said that the Alliance has no mechanism to exclude from the organization, and the release of the ally is considered only on a voluntary basis.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Trump, photo: Getty Images Source: Trump in the White House while communicating with journalists, quotes “European Truth” with reference to Reuters
Details: Trump said that “very dissatisfied with” Spain, because she “is the only country that has not increased its expenditures to 5% of GDP.”
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Direct language Trump: “I thought about applying them (Ed.
Recall: Last week, during a meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in the White House, Trump called Spain “lagging behind” in defense costs and stated that it should be “excluded” from NATO.
In response to Trump’s statements in the Spanish government, it was not publicly stated that Spain fulfills “its goals for defense capability” as well as the United States, is a full member of the Alliance and is given to NATO.
The sources of Spanish media in NATO also said that the Alliance has no mechanism to exclude from the organization, and the release of the ally is considered only on a voluntary basis.