Sweden, Newest NATO Member, Backs Trump’s Call for Boost of Defense Spending
‘Trump,’ says Finland’s premier, ‘was right when he told European countries to increase their defense spending in 2018; he is right again.’

Sweden, the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty, is backing President Trump’s push to spend more on defense to counter the Russian bear. Other nations are joining the call, building pressure on alliance capitals to more than double the treaty’s target of spending 2 percent of GDP on defense.
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