Trump is wearing Spain to reject the goal of the new defense spending by 5 % of NATO

president Donald Trump Spain’s rupture of its refusal to adhere to the Treaty Organization in North Atlantic (NATO) the goal of the new defense spending by 5 % during a press conference on Wednesday.

“They are the only country that will not pay, they want to stay 2 %,” Trump said. “I think it’s terrible. You know, they are in good condition, economy.” Trump said that as a result of Spain’s rejection, the United States was negotiating a trade agreement with Spain, as “we will make them pay twice.”

“They want a little free trip, but they have to pay us in trade, because I will not let it happen. It is unfair.”

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The president added that he would negotiate directly with Spain to persuade them to agree to a 5 % threshold.

Spain soon became the largest headache for NATO as it has moved to obtain a seriousness in strengthening defense spending in light of the invasion of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Ukraine.

At eleven o’clock of negotiations on a new goal, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez insisted that his country could not fulfill the 5 % goal and demanded a party in an agreement on the goal of spending. His nation has struggled to fulfill a 2 % goal.

“Spain has threatens the NATO unit that has continued since 1949,” one of the European officials told Fox News Digital. “This is not a selective list for choice and selection. Spain always requires solidarity and assistance – the 2008 financial crisis, Covid – and has received it.”

The official said that US officials were pushing Spain behind the scenes and asked European allies to exercise pressure as well. “The United States does not want to escalate at the Trump level.”

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A commitment agreed by NATO Allied leaders granted 10 years to enhance spending on 3.5 % on basic defense and 1.5 % on defense’s defense expenditures such as Cyberwarfare and intelligence.

Slovakia also raised concerns about the goals of new spending, but in the end it said that it would not stand in the way of the new agreement.

French President Emmanuel Macron assumed the case With Europe Satisfaction with the demands of Trump’s spending while exposed to an introductory threat. “We cannot say to each other, between the allies, we need to spend more … and the war of trade against each other, meaningless.”

NATO Secretary -General Mark Retti said that the allies understood the threats facing its alliance and were “united in understanding that we need to rise to stay safe.”

Momentum Defense batch It comes after Trump has been subjected to whether the United States will adhere to Article 5, which is the collective defense agreement for the NATO Treaty, if European countries do not escalate for their defense.

When he was asked on Wednesday about his whereabouts in Article 5, Trump said: “I am standing with her. That’s why I am here. If I don’t stand with her, I will not be here.”

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On Tuesday, his dialect was less clear.

“This depends on your definition,” Trump said. “I am committed to being their friend.”