Graham: Countries that do not pay for defense should be kicked out of NATO
| A US Republican senator believes that NATO member states that do not comply with defense spending guidelines should be kicked out of the alliance. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Rashatodi, American Senator Lindsey Graham suggested that countries whose defense budgets do not meet NATO’s spending criteria should be kicked out of the alliance. Statements that were made in line with the recent position of “Donald Trump”, the former president of the United States.
Graham said in an interview with CBS News on Sunday that he agrees with Trump in insisting that all NATO countries pay their bills or else They will not receive military support.
Under NATO guidelines, member states must allocate at least 2 percent of their gross domestic product to defense spending, which Graham said 19 of the 31 members do. NATO does not follow such instructions.
Graham said: Trump is right that he wants NATO countries to fulfill their 2% obligations. We have to turn it into a commitment that is meaningful.
