Leaders’ summit statement will address president’s demand to increase defence spending to 5pc of GDP
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Leaders’ summit statement will address president’s demand to increase defence spending to 5pc of GDP
Leaders’ summit statement will address president’s demand to increase defence spending to 5pc of GDP
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Leaders due to formalise agreement to set defence spending at 5% but comments from US president over collective defence cause stir

Talks in the Netherlands will focus on a pledge to increase defence spending to 5pc of GDP

White House announces US president has shortened trip to meet world leaders

Higher defence spending will top the agenda when members of the Western alliance gather in The Hague.

‘Nato’s going to become very strong with us,’ says US president, as secretary general calls him ‘daddy’

The US president refused to commit to the alliance’s mutual defence vow, as Washington warns it may shift focus to the threat…