Hegseth’s defence spending call: Europe’s governments get it – but not its voters, says Italian minister
The US War Secretary had cast Western European nations as recalcitrant holdouts that are slow to raise defence spending.
Hegseth’s defence spending call: Europe’s governments get it – but not its voters, says Italian minister
The US War Secretary had cast Western European nations as recalcitrant holdouts that are slow to raise defence spending.
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