The noise continues around the expenditure in defense of Spain in NATO. This time, again, it is Donald Trump who charges against the Government of Spain, as he did two weeks ago. On this occasion, and on the occasion of the Summit of the Alliance in the beech that is celebrated this June 24 and 25, all eyes are put on what will happen with Spain and if it will reach the 5% objective in defense as required by the US; Or if on the contrary, it will continue to fight the battle because the figure does not exceed 2.1%, as Sánchez said last Sunday.
Thus, the president of the United States, has referred to Spain again, and has done so to launch a new criticism against the Spanish government, and has assured that our country is “a problem” in the objective of NATO military spending, established in 5%.
These statements occur just two days after Sanchez explained from the Moncloa that he had reached an agreement with the general secretary of the organization, Mark Rutte, for which Spain would not be forced to allocate that percentage in defense. However, that “flexibility” was denied this Monday by Rutte himself, who assured that no NATO state can aspire to “parallel agreements”, and denied the existence of an “eclusion clause” so that confusion seems that it does not end up clarifying.
Between tando, the figure of a combative Trump has emerged again, with one eye in Iran and another in The Hague, and who again, and since his Air Force One has assured that the agreement must be fulfilled. A few words that he already spoke last week, when he said that “NATO will have to deal with Spain, since Spain has paid very little. He has always done it. Or they were good negotiators or did not do the right thing,” he added.
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