Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demands
- European NATO allies and Canada are willing to increase defense spending but are reluctant to meet U.S. President Donald Trump's 5% budget demand, focusing on increasing their own capabilities.
- As of last year, France was projected to spend 2.06% on defense, while NATO found that almost one-third of allies did not meet the minimum 2% target.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte welcomed Europe's defense spending surge, calling it probably the biggest increase in defense spending here on the European side of NATO since the end of the Cold War.
- Both Marco Rubio and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly emphasized the need for smarter and more strategic defense spending amid increasing threats from Russia.
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