Merkel disputes Trump's Nato debt claim

Angela Merkel has underlined Germany's rejection of a claim by US president Donald Trump that her country owes Nato large sums for underspending on defence.

Merkel disputes Trump's Nato debt claim

Angela Merkel has underlined Germany's rejection of a claim by US president Donald Trump that her country owes Nato large sums for underspending on defence.

The German chancellor also pointed to decades of post-Second World War military restraint by her country.

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