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Why does Latvia's defense spending look bigger than expected?
In 2014 – just before Russia illegally annexed Ukrainian Crimea – only three NATO members fulfilled the recommended 2% of GDP funding criterion, but a decade on 23 members do so, according to the data collected by the alliance. This summer's …