Bigger is better? NATO opens up to Macedonia as rifts linger
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July 12, 2018
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has invited Macedonia to start membership talks, a step toward adding its 30th member despite Russia's objection and a show of unity at a time of growing discord between the Trump administration and Europe.
The invitation Wednesday came at a NATO summit at which U.S. President Donald Trump demanded more military spending by some allegedly deadbeat allies, as countries like Canada and Britain committed more to new manpower than new money.
Macedonia was given a pathway to membership on condition that it finally iron out its years-long standoff over its name with Greece, whic...
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