Germany accelerates NATO spending, targeting 3.5% of GDP by 2029
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended and accelerated Germany’s NATO defense spending, saying the country will reach the 3.5% of GDP benchmark ahead of the 2035 goal—potentially as early as 2029—while Donald Trump renewed his critique of European contributors ahead of NATO talks in Ankara.
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