Ricketts Calls on NATO Countries to Meet Defense Spending Obligations: "We Need to See This Promise Turned Into Action"
June 23, 2023
June 23, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023:
Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, called out NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ally countries for failing to meet their promised goal of spending at least 2% of their GDP on defense, despite past and present threats to the alliance.
"In . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, called out NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ally countries for failing to meet their promised goal of spending at least 2% of their GDP on defense, despite past and present threats to the alliance.
"In . . .