美国赞扬西班牙在北约方面的关键作用,尽管特朗普过去曾威胁和裁减军队。 The U.S. praises Spain’s key NATO role despite Trump’s past threats and troop reductions.

美国赞扬西班牙在北约中的关键作用, 国防部长Margarita Robles提到五角大楼承认西班牙的“基本和基本”贡献, 包括超过700名驻拉脱维亚部队。 The U.S. has praised Spain’s critical role in NATO, with Defense Minister Margarita Robles citing Pentagon recognition of Spain’s "fundamental and essential" contributions, including over 700 troops in Latvia. 这是在前总统唐纳德·特朗普威胁要驱逐西班牙并对国防开支征收关税之后,尽管五角大楼重申西班牙对威慑和联盟团结的价值,尽管它从东欧撤出了军队。 This comes after former President Donald Trump threatened to expel Spain and impose tariffs over defense spending, though the Pentagon reaffirmed Spain’s value to deterrence and alliance unity despite troop withdrawals from eastern Europe. 西班牙坚持将根据能力而不是联盟5%的国内生产总值目标履行国防承诺。 Spain maintains it will meet defense commitments based on capacity, not the alliance’s five percent GDP target.