NATO Secretary General: European Military Spending at Limit, No Plans for Separate Response to Strait of Hormuz Situation

On July 1, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated in an interview ahead of the Ankara summit (scheduled for July 7-8) that NATO member countries are nearing the upper limit of their capacity to rapidly increase defense spending. He pointed out that the goal of raising defense spending to 5% of GDP faces real bottlenecks in funding allocation, personnel recruitment, and military procurement. Stoltenberg revealed that the additional $250 billion allocated by member countries for defense over the past two years is close to the feasible limit for rapid expansion at this stage. Regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, Stoltenberg made it clear that NATO currently has no plans to establish a dedicated task force in the region.
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