US EditionNATO countries approve Hague summit statement with 5% defence spending goal, diplomats say
- NATO leaders met for a two-day summit starting June 22, 2025, in The Hague to agree on raising defense spending to 5% of GDP.
- The agreement followed years of U.S. pressure, led by President Trump, who criticized low spender allies and demanded higher military budgets urgently.
- The NATO plan requires members to spend 3.5% of GDP on traditional military capabilities and 1.5% on defense infrastructure, while Spain resisted the 5% target.
- Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez stated Spain would maintain defense spending at 2.1% of GDP, deeming a 5% commitment unreasonable and potentially harmful to social services.
- NATO Secretary General Rutte said all 32 members would meet the target this year with progress reviewed in 2029, while analysts stressed the need to clarify defense-related definitions.
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A two-day NATO summit begins in The Hague today, with the focus on member states' defense spending, as proposed by US President Donald Trump. The main topic will be the member states' agreement to allocate five percent of each country's GDP to defense, as proposed by Trump, an increase from the current two percent.
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NATO to take ’quantum leap’ with 5% summit pledge: Rutte
NATO allies are poised to take a "quantum leap" by hiking defence spending to counter the threat of Russia, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday, on the eve of a two-day summit. The 32 members of the alliance will pledge to boost defence expenditure to five percent of gross domestic product, a key demand of President Donald Trump, who has long grumbled that the US pays too much for NATO. NATO's members have thrashed out a compromise deal …
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