Takeaways From the Trump-Dominated NATO Summit
- On June 25, 2025, NATO leaders met in The Hague and signed a final declaration reaffirming their mutual defense commitment under Article 5.
- This summit followed months of difficult negotiations and reflected President Trump's pressure on allies to meet unprecedented defense spending targets.
- The declaration strongly identified Russia as a lasting threat while pledging support to Ukraine, including counting direct aid as defense spending.
- Former Dutch Prime Minister Rutte praised Trump for securing one trillion dollars in extra European defense funds since 2016, calling it a win no American president achieved in decades.
- The summit locked in a generational defense investment and indicated NATO will maintain collective security without admitting new members like Ukraine anytime soon.
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‘Daddy’s home’: Trump returns triumphant from NATO summit
by WorldTribune Staff, June 26, 2025 Real World News In a major policy win for his administration, during this week’s summit in the Netherlands, the NATO alliance agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime demand that each member state boost defense spending to 5% of GDP. Trump wrote on Truth Social: “The NATO Summit yesterday […]
White House Claims Win at NATO Summit
(The Hague, Netherlands) – After significant pressure from President Donald Trump, NATO leaders agreed to bump up their defense spending. Nearly three dozen leaders signed off on a statement from the summit claiming that allies were setting aside 5% of annual GDP on defense and security by 2035. Weapons and ammunition sent to Ukraine can also be included in the defense budgets, making the goal a bit easier to hit for some countries. Trump appla…
The NATO summit in The Hague was an orchestrated kneeling before US President Donald Trump, according to Guardian columnist Martin Kettle.
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