US Defense Sec. Hegseth to NATO, Europe: Raise defense spending or else

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took another swipe at Washington’s NATO and European partners on Saturday, saying those that do not hike defense spending sufficiently “will face a clear shift in how we do business.” NATO members pledged last year to ramp up defense-related spending to five percent of GDP but, despite increased efforts, many states say they may not be able to reach that target. “For too long, polite pleas from our European allies to spend more on their own defense fell on deaf ears,” the Pentagon chief said at a defence summit in Singapore. “They are finally playing […]... Keep on reading: US Defense Sec. Hegseth to NATO, Europe: Raise defense spending or else

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer