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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Tom Balmforth

Estonia says European nations should double defence expenditure

FILE PHOTO: Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu speaks during Nordic-Baltic cooperation (NB8) foreign ministers meeting in Kaunas, Lithuania September 7, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

European countries should double their defence expenditure because of Russia's war in Ukraine, Estonia's foreign minister said on Monday, adding that his own country planned to raise national defence spending to 3% of GDP.

Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu made his comments in an interview with Reuters during a trip to Kyiv with six other foreign ministers.

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