He said it would take nations “back to the defense expenditure levels of the Cold War.” NATO countries started to cut their military budgets in safer times after the Berlin Wall collapsed in 1989.
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate 'ironclad commitment' to collective defense
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“The first phase is the pre-negotiation, and this is a moment when we need to rearm Ukraine and put maximum pressure on Russia, which means sanctions, which means frozen assets, so that Ukraine begins these negotiations from a position of strength," he said.
Alexander Stubb urges Europe to rearm Ukraine, put 'maximum pressure on Russia'
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