Trump threatens to cut trade ties with key energy buyer Spain
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US President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade ties with Spain, criticizing its defense spending and calling it a poor NATO partner. The threat highlights renewed tensions between the US and one of its major European energy consumers.
US President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade ties with Spain on July 8, reigniting tensions with one of the US’s largest European energy consumers. Addressing a press briefing in Ankara ahead of a NATO meeting, Trump criticized Spain for underfunding its defense, calling it a “terrible partner” in the alliance. “They don’t participate. They ...
World Politics Commodities Energy US-Spain relations trade threat energy consumer NATO defense spending