Putin, Donald Trump and Military Spending

Defense secretary orders military to prepare for major budget cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years ...
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Republicans Advance Massive Defense Budget Boost as Pentagon Eyes 'Offsets'
A debate is brewing in Congress over the future of the defense budget as Republicans look to add up to $150 billion more to ...
Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...
UK announces increase in defense spending and cut in foreign aid ahead of PM Starmer’s meeting with Trump
Britain will accelerate an increase to its defense spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, on the eve of a ...
Where NATO members rank on defense spending
President Trump has called on NATO allies to increase their defense spending to 5 percent, with only three countries ...
Defense leaders ordered to find budget cuts to ‘align with the president’s priorities’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump gave his department “clear marching orders: revive warrior ethos, rebuild our ...
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Cuts to staff, budget will boost military strength, Hegseth says
Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to ...
UK to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer Says 2 Days Before Trump Meeting
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027 ...
EU needs to do more to boost defense spending, Italy's Meloni says
A proposal to exclude defence spending from European Union budget rules is a first step, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia ...