Germany Saying ‘Enough of This’ by Refusing to Meet NATO Spending Demands – Prof

• Germany Saying ‘Enough of This’ by Refusing to Meet NATO Spending Demands – Prof
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  undestag Deputy Chairperson Wolfgang Kubicki has called on Germany’s foreign minister to declare the US ambassador to Berlin persona non grata. In a Facebook post, Kubicki said that US envoy Richard Grenell has interfered in Germany’s internal affairs.
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  Mr Grenell has criticised Germany for moving away from NATO’s defence spending target of 2% of GDP. Germany’s Finance Ministry earlier said that the country’s defence spending will grow next year before dropping in 2022 and 2023. NATO countries are obliged to spend at least 2% of GDP by 2024.
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  The failure of European states to spend more on defence has prompted US President Donald Trump to threaten to pull out of the alliance. US military spending stood at $700 billion in 2018, more than twice the $280 billion of all European NATO states combined.
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  Sputnik discussed this with Dr Mark Gubrud, adjunct assistant professor in peace, war, and defence at the University of North Carolina.
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