NATO's East Is Rearming, But It's Because of Putin, Not Trump
- Eastern European members raise spending on weapons systems
- U.S. President says he added $41 billion to allied purchases
Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Donald Trump has taken credit for a rise in military spending by NATO states, but in the alliance’s eastern reaches, it’s his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, who’s driving the rearming effort.
Last month, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked the U.S. President for “clearly having an impact” on defense spending by allies while Trump said his demands had added $41 billion to European and Canadian defense outlays.
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NATO's East Is Rearming, But It's Because of Putin, Not Trump