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Lithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of Russian aggression
V ILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026 due to the threat of Russian ...
The Ukraine war shows why the West needs cheap, throwaway weapons it can make quickly, not just the expensive stuff
Russia quickly makes cheap, expendable weapons while the West largely focuses on big-ticket items, a former foreign minister ...
Elon Musk urges US to exit NATO as tensions soar after heated Trump and Zelensky spat
The head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was responding to a message from hard-right political commentator ...
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Rubio Praises NATO Member's Defense Spending Increase Amid Trump Threats
He joined Newsweek in February 2018 after spending several years working at the International Business Times U.K., where he predominantly reported on crime, politics and current affairs.
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Lithuania's Budrys on Ukraine, NATO, Defense Spending
and Lithuania targeting five percent GDP in defense spending by 2026. Lithuania Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, speaks with Kailey Leinz on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." ...
'Era of rearmament' as Europe turns on the defense spending taps
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the plan allowing EU members to spend more on weapons, amid ...
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Denmark announces plans to bolster its defense spending and raise it above 3% of GDP
Lithuania’s president said his country had decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of GDP ...
Where NATO members rank on defense spending
President Trump has called on NATO allies to increase their defense spending to 5 percent, with only three countries ...