From trade threats to praise: Trump changes tune as NATO agrees new defence commitments
US President Donald Trump dramatically softened his stance towards Spain within hours of threatening to sever trade ties at the NATO summit in Ankara, as...
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Trump says he has ordered a cutoff of US trade with ‘terrible ally’ Spain over NATO dispute
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all US trade with Spain, calling Madrid...
Trump brands Spain ‘terrible’ and ‘a horror show’ as he again criticises NATO allies
US President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Spain, describing the country as ‘terrible’ and ‘a horror show’ while accusing several NATO allies of...
Sánchez to Zelensky: ‘Nothing and no one will make us forget what is happening in Ukraine’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Madrid on Wednesday for talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who said the crisis in the Middle East would...
Rubio says US and Europe ‘belong together’, but warns immigration is ‘destabilising societies’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved on Saturday to calm jittery European allies, insisting that Washington wants to ‘revitalise’ the transatlantic partnership so a...
Sánchez hits back at Trump’s latest criticism of Spain being ‘not a team player’
For the fifth time in two weeks, US President Donald Trump has once again taken aim at Spain, pressing the country to boost its defence...
Trump threatens Spain with trade war: ‘We’re going to make them pay double’
US President Donald Trump threatened Spain with a trade war in a press conference at the end of the NATO summit in The Hague on...
NATO leaders agree to increase spending and reiterate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defence
NATO leaders reached an agreement on Wednesday to significantly boost defence spending following pressure from US President Donald Trump. They reaffirmed their ‘ironclad commitment’ to...
Donald Trump on way to NATO summit: ‘There’s always a problem with Spain’
On board Air Force One and on his way to the NATO summit in The Hague on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that there’s...
Spain reaches deal with NATO to be excluded from 5% defence spending goal
Spain has secured an agreement with NATO to be exempt from a defence spending goal of 5% of its GDP, just days before the alliance’s...
