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The United States threatens to break off trade relations with Spain after the Spanish government refuses to increase military spending to 5% of the GDP. teleSUR
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00:00The United States threatens to break off trade relations with Spain after the Spanish government
00:05refuses to increase military spending to 5% of GDP.
00:10U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he does not want to have a relationship with
00:14Spain, questioning the European Union's level of participation in NATO.
00:20He declared that it was the only country in the international organization that did not
00:25agree to increase its military spending budget.
00:27In this regard, the U.S. President threatened that if Spain does not meet the 5% of GDP
00:34required by Washington, he will break off trade relations.
00:37He also criticized Madrid for imposing limits on the U.S. use of U.S. military bases on Spanish
00:45territory.
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