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Washington is as active as ever in the military bloc, the secretary of state has said
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reassured NATO member states that Washington remains committed to the military bloc, insisting however that the members must drastically increase their defense spending.
Rubio made the remarks at NATO’s foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Thursday.
President Donald Trump had previously threatened to withdraw the US from NATO if its member states failed to increase their military spending. He has pushed for a hike to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2%.
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