Few European allies meet 3% defence spending mark

Paris (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 Only four NATO countries currently spend more than three percent of output on defence - a benchmark proposed by France's leader during the latest efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict. President Emmanuel Macron called for members of the western alliance to raise military expenditure to between three and 3.5 percent of their GDP. "For the last three years, Russia has spent 10 percent o

Mar 4, 2025 - 04:17
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Few European allies meet 3% defence spending mark
Paris (AFP) Mar 3, 2025
Only four NATO countries currently spend more than three percent of output on defence - a benchmark proposed by France's leader during the latest efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict. President Emmanuel Macron called for members of the western alliance to raise military expenditure to between three and 3.5 percent of their GDP. "For the last three years, Russia has spent 10 percent o