The numbers speak from themselves. Since @NATO Allies agreed that we'd each spend 2% of GDP on our own national defenses, we've seen 9 straight years of increases.
In March 2015, Russia, citing NATO's de facto breach of the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, said that the suspension of its participation in it, announced in 2007, was now "complete"
At present, NATO has 31 member countries. These countries, called NATO Allies, are sovereign states that come together through NATO to discuss political and security issues and make collective decisions by consensus.
when deadly clashes between protesters and state forces in the capital Kyiv culminated in the ousting of elected President Viktor Yanukovych and a return to the 2004 Constitution of Ukraine.
@CynicalPublius Yes, Google is misinterpreting the rules
“. . . information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified."
This quote was fed into google.
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I fed in the longer, complete quote
“. . . information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released by any military member, DoW civilian employee or contract employee, even if it is unclassified.”
- still misinterpreted
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@CynicalPublius I believe that Google interprets this from an authoritative perspective. The authority is the mainstream press.
The press is using Google, and Google is parroting their thinking in answer.
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee awarded it to a Venezuelan peace activist today, and you know what she did?
Dedicated it to President Trump
- DC_Draino
[I saw this and had to check it out]
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela
- The Nobel Prize
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This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!