US EditionNATO Summit Yields a Big Win on Defense Spending for Trump but Key Questions over the Alliance Remain
- On Wednesday, NATO leaders met in the Netherlands where President Trump struck a conciliatory tone amid the summit.
- The summit followed concerns stirred by Trump's remarks questioning Article 5, the alliance's collective defense pledge.
- Leaders declared a planned increase in defense spending to 5% of GDP over a decade as a historic move to counter threats and engage Trump.
- Trump said, "We're with them all the way," and framed the spending deal as a "great victory for everybody," noting rapid catch-up by Europe.
- The summit reaffirmed U.S. commitment to NATO and Article 5, while signaling stronger European financial responsibility and sustained alliance unity.
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NATO member states today want to set the new benchmark for their defence spending in The Hague. The decision of the five-percent target is only a formality. US President Trump confessed to the alliance at the start.
Trump plays nice as NATO eyes ‘historic’ spending hike
US President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone towards NATO allies on Wednesday, framing an expected deal on increased defence spending as a "great victory for everyone" at their summit. Everything has been carefully choreographed at the gathering in The Hague to keep the volatile US president on board: from chopping back the official part
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Trump plays nice as NATO eyes 'historic' spending hike
US President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone towards NATO allies on Wednesday, framing an expected deal on increased defence spending as a "great victory for everyone" at their summit.
By MIKE CORDER, SYLVIE CORBET, MOLLY QUELL and LORNE COOK THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sounded optimistic that the military organization could agree to a massive spending increase at a “transformative summit” Wednesday as member state leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, met in the Netherlands. Leaders of the 32-nation alliance are expected to agree to a new defense spending target of 5 percent of gr…
Donald Trump arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday to take part in a NATO summit. Military spending and global conflicts will be at the centre of discussions, with an American president in position
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