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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Rubio says US pressure on NATO allies to boost defense spending is 'not hostile'

U.S. pressure on NATO allies to increase their defense spending "is not a hostile thing," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, but reiterated that the Trump administration wants the military alliance to be a stronger deterrent against threats.

Rubio told reporters during a visit to European NATO ally Portugal that "the stronger the members of NATO are, the stronger NATO is, the stronger the alliances and the stronger the deterrence is."

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