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Pence Takes Germany to Task Over Defense Spending
US vice president also warns Turkey against purchase of Russian missile defense system
- Ashish Kumar Sen
- Atlantic Council
US Vice President Mike Pence on April 3 chastised Germany for not spending enough on defense, warned Turkey against going ahead with the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, cautioned against the rise of China, and sought to reassure NATO allies that they will always have the United States’ support.
US President Donald J. Trump has led the charge against NATO allies who do not meet the 2 percent of GDP defense spending target set at the Alliance’s Wales Summit in 2014. All allies are…