The NATO chief wants member states to agree to increase their defense spending at next week’s summit. But Canada is determined to block the move, Reuters reports, citing anonymous sources familiar with negotiations on the issue.
NATO would like to see its member states commit to raising their defense spending to 2 percent of GDP over the next 10 years. In 2013, only four countries – the US, Britain, Greece and Estonia – spent this much on defense.
The bloc mostly needs its budget boosted for “a more visible NATO presence in the east” to counter Russia, which according to the alliance’s chief, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is “actively participating in the Ukrainian upheaval.” Moscow has repeatedly denied any such claims.
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