President: 'Essential' NATO members raise defense spending to 5%

President: 'Essential' NATO members raise defense spending to 5%

Estonian President Alar Karis said it is "essential" that NATO allies raise their defense spending to 5 percent of GDP while attending a meeting of regional leaders in Lithuania on Monday.

Lithuanian president urges NATO countries to speed up military spending rises

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has called on NATO to step up the implementation of future military funding commitments.