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[muck]

How on earth is that supposed to work. Why did Spain get an exemption? What sort of exemption?

 

[haze99]

Italy

Leonardo upgrades AW249 Attack Helicopter with multi-missile integration and loitering munition capability

Leonardo upgrades AW249 Attack Helicopter with multi-missile integration and loitering munition capability

armyrecognition.com

 

[muck]

After yesterday's NATO spending goals agreement, the German government has announced its defence spending plan for the 2025-2029 legislative period today (Source):

• €95 ($110) billion for the remainder of 2025 (2.4% of GDP)
• €118 ($136) billion in 2026
• €129 ($149) billion in 2027 (parity with Russia)
• €145 ($167) billion in 2028
• €153 ($177) billion in 2029 (3.5% of GDP)

 

[Nathyl]

How on earth is that supposed to work. Why did Spain get an exemption? What sort of exemption?

Don't take that seriously, it's another manipulation by our Prime Minister Sánchez. This time manipulating the content of a letter from Rutte.

There will be no exemption for Spain. Rutte himself has already denied it:

NATO Chief: No “Opt-Out” for Spain on 5% Spending Target

Mark Rutte contradicted Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez’s earlier statement.

europeanconservative.com

Rutte assures that NATO has no “exemptions” and that Spain must allocate at least 3.5% to defense to meet its commitments

Eduardo González NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte asserted this Monday that the Atlantic Alliance “has no exemptions or parallel agreements”

thediplomatinspain.com

So no Spanish exemption... The known 3.5% for hard Defence spending plus 1.5% for vague 'Security' themed spending.

It has been just another of the lies and hoaxes of the Sánchez factory for internal consumption of his government partners.... Anti-NATO fanatics.

Only this time the effects of their hoaxes, lies, bluffs and blusters have transcended borders.

 

[PEMM]

More information about countries that will participate in FLF in Finnish Lapland.

Sweden, Iceland, Great Britain, Norway, France and Denmark to participate in NATO Forward Land Forces (FLF) operations in Finland

-Finland and Sweden, have been negotiating with several NATO countries for a long time about their participation in Finland's FLF. I am very pleased that this happened and that close allies are participating in the development of the FLF in Finland. This sends a strong message that Europe bears responsibility in NATO and that member states are ready to strengthen the alliance's fearlessness and defense in the northern region, says Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen.

Sweden acts as a framework state for NATO's Forward Land Forces (FLF) in Finland. The framework state has an important responsibility in planning and building the FLF entity in close cooperation with the host state, the participating states and NATO.

-Cooperation with Sweden has gone very well and we are pleased that the participating countries have progressed as planned, says Minister of Defence Häkkänen.

The forward-deployed ground forces are part of NATO's common peacetime tasks. Under normal circumstances, the forces exercise and train together with national forces. The ground forces are part of NATO's operational planning and, as the security situation changes, the force is increased to brigade strength. Reinforcement exercises will be carried out regularly in peacetime.

The FLF presence will be mainly located in the Rovaniemi and Sodankylä areas. The ground forces will begin operations in Finland during 2025.

Islanti, Iso-Britannia, Norja, Ranska ja Tanska osallistuvat Naton eteentyönnettyjen maavoimajoukkojen toimintaan Suomessa

Islanti, Iso-Britannia, Norja, Ranska ja Tanska osallistuvat Naton eteentyönnettyjen maavoimajoukkojen (Forward Land Forces, FLF) kehittämiseen Suomessa. Puolustusministerit kertoivat asiasta Naton huippukokouksen puolustusministerien työillallisen yhteydessä.

www.defmin.fi