The U.S. administration once again strongly advocates of NATO members to increase defense spending.
Authorized American defense Ministry assured that the countries-members of NATO have to spend on military spending at least 2% of its GDP, informs BBC referring to newspaper the guardian." currently, according to information received NATO, it is similarly done in just four countries: the US, Britain, Greece and Estonia, " say correspondents. However, the current situation in Ukraine, according to the Pentagon, to a great extent contributes to the governments of other members of the Commonwealth are seriously thinking about the increase in military spending. Most years, the US unsuccessfully pressured NATO partners. This time high-ranking officials of the American defense Ministry is confident in the success of the forthcoming meeting in Brussels talks on the issue of military spending. Remember, at the end of may, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that in connection with the events in Ukraine, the Alliance will increase air patrols and to increase the number of exercises in the Baltic States and in the region surrounding the Black sea. Against this background, the Black sea became a French frigate " Surcouf " and the cruiser USS Vella Gulf ". In addition, in the region of the Bulgarian port of Varna was a recon ship of the French Navy " Dupuy de Scrap ". After the exacerbation of the situation in Ukraine, the head of the Ministry of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu said about the " unprecedented " growth of activity of the military might of the USA and NATO in Eastern Europe of the Russian borders.

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