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Rubio: US push for allies' defence spending 'not hostile'
Original: US calls for allies to hike defence spending 'not a hostile thing', says Rubio https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington's demands that NATO allies increase defence spending are 'not a hostile thing'. His comments come as the Trump administration pressures European governments, including the UK, to commit more funding to their armed forces, with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also pressing the message. The remarks are an attempt to soften the tone of the US push while maintaining demands for higher European defence budgets.
Why now: The US administration is actively pressuring NATO allies to raise defence spending, making Rubio's conciliatory framing newsworthy.
Marco RubioNATODonald TrumpUK governmentPete Hegseth
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- US calls for allies to hike defence spending 'not a hostile thing', says Rubio https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/marco-rubio-nato-donald-trump-uk-government-pete-hegseth-b1300073.html # Politics # News # World · the_standard@robot.villas · 2
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