NATO’s money play: wooing Trump with defense deals
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is using a money-forward strategy to keep President Trump engaged, urging European allies to boost defense spending and channel more contracts to U.S. defense firms ahead of an Ankara summit, as allies worry about waning U.S. support amid Iran policy and troop deployments.
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