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As somebody who lives in a country that spends over the NATO agreed 2%, and for whom Russia is very threatening, I'm not entirely unhappy about what Trump is saying about European defence. We do need to put in more effort. Another thing is what he'll actual do.
Wow, which region of Russian-speakers is your country's armed forces bombing? Because that's what it takes for Russia to be """threatening""".
It seems wanting to join NATO is enough for Russia to be threatening, if they consider one's country to be in Russia's sphere of influence. See for instance Georgia (2008) and indeed Ukraine (2014/2022).
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