NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the U.S. will pay less into the military alliance’s budget from next year. The move does not concern the national defense budgets that Pres. Trump routinely mentions.
NATO allies agreed last year to a civil budget for running things like the organization’s headquarters of $250.5 million. A further $1.4 billion was earmarked for spending on military missions around the world.
Stoltenberg says the U.S. and Germany will pay “roughly 16%” of the total budget now. Washington was previously the biggest contributor, paying about 22%.French President Emmanuel Macron says NATO leaders must have a deep discussion about the future of the military alliance and how ties withAhead of a summit of NATO leaders in London next week, Macron held discussions with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Paris.
In a joint news conference, Macron said “a real alliance is action, decisions, not words. So, I want us to have a real dialogue among allies.”Macron said he was glad his recent comments have acted as a “wake-up call” and that “it was irresponsible to just continue to talk only of financial and technical issues.”
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