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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Matthew Lee,Lorne Cook and Suzan Fraser

NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal

Turkey NATO Foreign Ministers - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

NATO foreign ministers on Thursday debated an American demand to massively ramp up defense investment to 5% of gross domestic product over the next 7 years, as the U.S. focuses on security challenges outside of Europe.

At talks in Antalya, Turkey, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that more investment and military equipment are needed to deal with the threat posed by Russia and terrorism, but also by China which has become the focus of U.S. concern.

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