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Europe won’t pay its NATO share, COVID tied to bioweapons work and other commentary

Europe won’t pay its NATO share, COVID tied to bioweapons work and other commentary

President Trump’s call for Europe to pay 5% of GDP for its defense has been much “ballyhooed,” notes Gerard Baker at The Wall Street Journal.

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