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EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan (www.politico.eu)
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BRUSSELS — United States arms-makers are being frozen out of the European Union’s massive new defense spending plan, which aims to splash the cash for EU and allied countries, according to defense spending plans released Wednesday.

Also left out — for now — is the United Kingdom.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It's pretty normal right? Trump's tariffs make all US goods more expensive, so why pay more to a country that is undermining your economy when Europe can do it cheaper and more reliable elsewhere?