JAKARTA – Spanish Defense Minister! Robles admitted that the United States (US) praised Spain’s contribution to NATO in strengthening eastern Europe.
Robles said the Pentagon “congratulated Spain” for its “contribution to the strengthening of the Atlantic Alliance” by deploying more than 700 troops in Latvia.
“Faced with those who wish to say Spain is not a committed ally, Spain is a committed ally… and the [US Ministry of Defense] Department of War admitted this last week,” Robles said at a security forum in Madrid, Monday, November 3, quoted from AFP.
Last week, the US announced the withdrawal of a number of its troops from the eastern European wing, the frontline of NATO’s defense amid Russian threats during the Ukrainian invasion.
US President Donald Trump also threatened tariff sanctions and proposed expelling Spain from membership if it did not meet his military targets for NATO.
Spain is considered the country with the lowest defense spending in NATO relatively last year.
In June, 32-member NATO agreed to increase its defense budget on a large scale of up to five percent of annual economic output over the next decade under Trump’s pressure, which has raised doubts about the US’s commitment to European security.
But Spain insists there is no need to reach that figure, saying it must meet its capacity targets, instead of a fixed spending target.
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