Spain is threatening to derail a Nato summit intended to appease Donald Trump by refusing to commit to the US president’s request for allies to increase their defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP.
西班牙拒绝对唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)要求的盟友将国防支出提高至国内生产总值(GDP)的5%做出承诺，这有可能搅乱一场意在安抚美国总统的北约(NATO)峰会。
In a forthright letter on Thursday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned that the new goal was “unreasonable” and could have damaging consequences for the economy and social welfare by diverting public spending.
西班牙首相佩德罗•桑切斯(Pedro Sánchez)周四在一封直言不讳的信中警告称，新的目标“不合理”，可能会因为转移公共支出而对经济和社会福利造成破坏性后果。
Leaders of the transatlantic military alliance will meet in The Hague next Wednesday amid uncertainty over Washington’s continued support for Europe’s defence, after Trump threatened to stop protecting allies that don’t commit to spend 5 per cent of their GDP on defence.
该跨大西洋军事联盟的领导人将于下周三在海牙开会，其背景是美国对欧洲防务的持续支持已出现变数，此前特朗普威胁要停止协防那些不承诺将GDP的5%投入国防的盟友。