Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister
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Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister
Description
March 10, 2024
Canada has committed to upgrading its NATO mission in Latvia, Operation REASSURANCE, to a brigade-level force by 2026. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson sits down with Andris Sprūds, Latvia’s defence minister, to discuss Latvia’s preparations for Russian threats, Canada’s defence spending, and the future of the NATO alliance under a possible re-elected Donald Trump.
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Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister07:54 | March 10, 2024 -
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Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister07:54 | March 10, 2024
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The West Block: June 1423:21 | June 14, 2026
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What are U.S. ‘dark fleets’ doing in Strait of Hormuz?14:03 | June 14, 2026
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Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister
Description
March 10, 2024
Canada has committed to upgrading its NATO mission in Latvia, Operation REASSURANCE, to a brigade-level force by 2026. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson sits down with Andris Sprūds, Latvia’s defence minister, to discuss Latvia’s preparations for Russian threats, Canada’s defence spending, and the future of the NATO alliance under a possible re-elected Donald Trump.
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