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response to threats from Russia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4826x4826+1150+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F86%2F7ac91f424d378beae56d4a2a868b%2Fgettyimages-2205375850.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5421217/britain-military-spending-ukraine-trump-russia) ### [World](https://www.npr.org/sections/world/) ### [Why the U.K. prime minister is calling for a bigger military to face Russia](https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5421217/britain-military-spending-ukraine-trump-russia) Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO allies
Nato](https://www.theguardian.com/world/nato) force has deployed to Estonia they blare, in response to a Russian massing of troops on the border.  allies had made progress since agreeing last year to invest 5% of GDP in defence to meet the growing threat
Nato ally Germany in the next six to 12 months,** fulfilling his earlier threats after clashing with German chancellor **Friedrich Merz** over the Iran war. Earlier this week, Merz said [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran)
troop presence in Romania, as part of Trump's plan to shift the focus of US military commitment from Europe to the Indo-Pacific region. There are now growing concerns within the 32-member Nato
threat to withdraw US troops from Italy and rejected accusations that Rome had not helped the US, especially in relation to maritime security. Crosetto also alluded to Trump’s accusations that European-linked ships have
allies move towards spending more of their economic output (GDP) on defence. "Prematurely reducing America's forward presence in Europe before those capabilities are fully realised risks undermining deterrence and sending the wrong signal
response to the Iran war,** so expect that to come up too. **Nato’s foreign ministers are meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden today to discuss the state of the alliance ahead of this July’s major
allies for not doing more to assist in the US-Israel war against Iran. He has voiced particular ire at Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who recently said the US was being “humiliated” by Iran
threat to the US than Iran itself, as he came under pressure to set out Washington’s strategy for the conflict. Appearing before the House armed services committee alongside Gen Dan Caine, chair
troops from as part of a broader review of the US military presence in Europe.** 
troop deployments. The suggestion of a pullback has sparked concern over security in Poland and elsewhere in Europe, as Russia’s war on neighbouring Ukraine continues and the Trump administration largely ceasing efforts to mediate
allied states. However, Russia maintains significant military capabilities close by. The Northern Fleet is one of Moscow’s most powerful military formations, and Russia has continued to modernise its Arctic bases, ports and airfields while
troops from Nato states in retribution for their “cowardly” refusal to come to his aid. ![Protesters hold an image of Ali Khamenei at a rally calling for the end of the bombardment of Iran