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Topic: merz

NATO member-state flags at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels (file photograph)
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Merz defends Germany's military build-up after Trump calls NATO spending 'ridiculous'

  • Germany's chancellor, Friedrich Merz, pushed back after President Trump dismissed European NATO members' defense spending as 'ridiculous,' saying Berlin is making its greatest-ever effort to rearm and will hit the alliance's new spending target years ahead of schedule.
  • The exchange underscores the persistent friction between Washington and its European allies over who pays for the continent's defense.

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