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Trump's NATO Push and Ukraine's Urgent Need | Dayton News
Trump heads to Ankara with a fiery NATO summit agenda, blasting allies for not backing the Iran war effort and dragging their feet on defense spending—specifically targeting Italy, UK, Germany, France, and Spain. While the U.S. leads in dollar terms, smaller NATO members like Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Norway actually spend more as a percentage of GDP. NATO chief Mark Rutte pushes for all members to hit 5% of GDP by 2035 and reaffirms Ukraine’s security as vital to the alliance. Trump also plans a high-stakes meeting with Zelenskyy amid Ukraine’s critical shortage of Patriot…
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