NATO Member Hungary Plans Defense Cuts Amid Budget Squeeze

  • Hungary targets military spending of 2% of GDP next year
  • Trump has pressured NATO allies to raise defense expenditures
Hungarian Air Force Gripen fighter jets.Photographer: Attila Kisbenedek/Getty Images
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Hungary plans to cut back on defense spending next year just as Donald Trump, one of the biggest proponents of NATO members shouldering a larger share of the military costs, returns to the US presidency.

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