To check Russia in Ukraine, NATO members are hitting their defence spending targets

The estimated figure is a nearly fourfold increase from 2021 when only six nations were meeting the goal. That was before Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 read more A record 23 of NATO's 32 member nations are hitting the Western military alliance's defense spending target this year, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday, as Russia's war in Ukraine has raised the threat of expanding conflict in Europe. The estimated figure is a nearly fourfold increase from 2021 when only six nations were meeting the goal. That was before Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of…