NATOs eastern members brace for US disengagement
News Source : DW (English)
News Summary
- US President Donald Trump has once again questioned the value of the transatlantic military alliance.
- Russia's neighbors in the Baltic region are watching his statements with concern.
- Since the outbreak of the Iran war, the Baltic states have once again positioned themselves as "model allies" In 2025, Poland allocated 4.5% of GDP to defense, Lithuania 4%, Latvia 3.7%, and Estonia 3.4%.
- By comparison, the United States spent 3.2% of its GDP on its defense.
Over the past six weeks of the United States and Israels war against Iran, several NATOmembers have stood apart. While some US allies cautiously withheld support for military action and others outr [+5120 chars]
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