Squabbles overshadow Nato 70th anniversary summitUS President Donald Trump left Washington on Monday to fly to London to meet with NATO leaders for the 70th anniversary of the alliance. WATFORD, UK: Nato leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Stoltenberg pointed out on Friday that by next year, non-US allies will have increased their defence spending by $130 billion since 2016. En route, Trump boasted that he had convinced European allies to boost their defence spending, tweeting: "Since I took office, the number of Nato allies fulfilling their obligations more than DOUBLED." The summit also comes at an unexpectedly awkward moment for Johnson, with Britain in the midst of a frenetic election campaign.

Source: Bangkok Post December 03, 2019 01:30 UTC