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Gavin Blackburn

Trump wants to hear how allies plan to boost defence spending, NATO envoy says

The Trump administration wants to hear this week how NATO's European member countries and Canada plan to boost defence spending to 5% of GDP, new US envoy Matthew Whitaker has said.

Briefing reporters ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Turkey, US Ambassador Matthew Whitaker insisted that "5% is our number. We’re asking our allies to invest in their defence like they mean it."

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