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US president appears relaxed and reaffirms commitment to military alliance – though Spain criticisedA relaxed Donald Trump said Nato’s decision to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP was a “big win” for western civilisation in a digressive press con…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAsked about his commitment to Nato’s Article 5, Trump says:We are with them all the way. Continue reading…
In today’s newsletter: Europe’s leaders unveiled sweeping new defence spending pledges designed to satisfy Donald Trump and signal a new era of militarisationGood morning. The Nato summit that started last night in the Netherlands could hardly be be…
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.
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…
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.”
“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.
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…
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…
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.