NATO chief praises Trump on Iran, defence spending push in text message
Trump posted screenshots of the text message to his Truth Social website as he headed to the NATO summit at the Hague. A NATO spokesperson confirmed the text was legitimate.
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UK yet to commit to Nato plan for rise in defence spending to 3.5% of GDP
Nato chief Mark Rutte wants members to agree to plan at summit later this month but UK remains cautiousBritain has still not committed to agreeing an increase in defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by the mid-2030s at the Nato summit later this month in li…
NATO chief calls for five times more air defenses increase to deter Russia
Mark Rutte also appeared to accept that the US will go through with plans to withdraw its forces from Europe, but in a way that won’t leave “capability gaps.”
As Rutte formally unveils NATO 5% spending proposal, Hegseth says some allies ‘not quite there’
“We will decide, at the NATO summit, [on] the spending, and we already know we need to spend much, much more if we want to fulfill all these [capability] targets,” Rutte said on the sidelines of the defense ministerial.
Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine like ‘children fighting in a park’ in White House meeting with Friedrich Merz – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Trump’s remarks, read our full report: Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’UK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has also called for reforms of the WTO including change…
Nato to force UK to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP to appease Trump, say sources
Starmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders sayDefence sources believe that Britain will be forced to sign up to a target of lifting defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 at this month’s…
NATO summit could see 5% spending pledge, but it’s not that simple: Analysts
One official from an eastern NATO nation told Breaking Defense that a plan to create two different pots of spending could actually cause problems for nations who are planning to exceed the new defense target.
European leaders agree now ‘not the time’ to lift sanctions against Russia
Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefireEuropean leaders have affirmed their support for Ukraine at a Paris summit and agreed now was “not the time” to lift sanctions against Ru…
Now is not the time for the US or Europe to go it alone, warns Nato chief
Mark Rutte says US wants reassurance European allies will ‘step up’ while Europe needs to know ‘Uncle Sam still has our back’Nato’s secretary general has told the US and Europe it is “not the time to go it alone” amid reports that Washington and some E…
Trump threatens to acquire Canada, Greenland while next to NATO chief
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said nothing about the possibility of the U.S. threatening a founding NATO member, after Trump called the Canadian border ‘artificial.’