The European Union has vowed to shield Spain from any attempt by Donald Trump to impose punitive trade measures over the country’s NATO spending levels, signaling a firm defense of its members’ unity amid rising geopolitical friction.
Trump, who has long criticized European allies for what he sees as “free-riding” on U.S. defense spending, recently threatened to impose “trade punishment” on Spain after Madrid declined to meet NATO’s ambitious 5% defense expenditure target — a figure that far exceeds the alliance’s long-standing 2% guideline. The former U.S. president framed the move as…
