Thread by @peter03102

06JUL24n

NATO: Trump's efforts to get alliance members to meet their treaty obligations worked. 23 NATO members are paying their fair share.

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More (FWIW they're never going to give Trump credit)...

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Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2023)


[pdf nato int 07JUL23
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY DIVISION Press Release]

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Backup


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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.

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The pictures from USAmbNATO's post above.

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Graph 5 from page 4

Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2023)

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Graph 1 from page 2

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Funding NATO


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The Defence Investment Pledge endorsed in 2014 called for Allies to meet the 2% of GDP guideline for defence spending and the 20% of annual defence expenditure guideline on major new equipment by 2024.

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NATO Spending by Country


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Trump says U.S. won’t rush to defend NATO countries if they don’t spend more on military [21JUL16]


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Newt Gingrich: NATO countries "ought to worry" about U.S. commitment [21JUL16]


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Trump scolds NATO allies over defense spending [May 25, 2017]


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Remarks by President Trump at NATO [25MAY17]


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Watch: President Trump's speech at NATO HQ


[CBS News 25MAY17]

During a press event with other Western leaders at NATO headquarters in Brussels, President Trump said "NATO members must finally contribute their fair share." Watch the full speech here.

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Our strengthened defences have been made possible because Allies are spending more.

Defence spending across European Allies and Canada is up 18% this year alone, the biggest increase in decades

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NATO Secretary General: “Our most urgent task at the Summit will be support to Ukraine”


On Friday (5 July 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed next week’s Washington Summit

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