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In order not to lose to Russia, NATO will have to sharply increase defense spending,
Currently, the minimum spending level is 2% of GDP.
Spending 2% of GDP on our own defense is no longer enough. NATO countries will have to raise the minimum level of defense spending to 3% of GDP. Bloomberg writes about this.
The publication notes that the Alliance plans to establish for each country the volume of weapons that they should have – tanks, aircraft, ammunition, air defense systems and the like. And it is to achieve these targets that NATO countries will likely have to raise their defense spending target to 3% of GDP, according to officials who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity.
NATO members have pledged to increase spending to counter the threat to Europe from Russian President Vladimir Putin and…