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GLOBALink | Trump's NATO spending push hits European welfare: Spanish expert

GLOBALink | Trump's NATO spending push hits European welfare: Spanish expert

Xinhua
28 Jun 2025, 14:15 GMT+

U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that NATO members spend five percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense is "crazy" and will only divert funds from their welfare states, the "most important asset" of European countries, a Spanish expert said Thursday. #GLOBALink

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