The president of the United States, Donald Trump, wants to make Spain economically pay his reluctance to increase military spending, said Wednesday after the NATO summit in The Hague.
“This is the only country that refuses to” reach 5% of GDP in security spending in 2035. “I find it terrible,” he said, he added that the economy of Spain “could be completely destroyed. You know, we will negotiate a commercial agreement with Spain. We will make them pay double,” he launched while the European Union negotiates with the United States to avoid customs taxes.
Bring 5% defense and security expenses of the gross domestic product (GDP), As required by NATOIt is “unreasonable” for Spain, said Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez last Thursday in a letter to the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance Mark Rutte.
“For Spain, commit to achieving a 5% goal would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive,” said the socialist leader in this letter.
Source: BFM TV
