Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five years
Talks in the Netherlands will focus on a pledge to increase defence spending to 5pc of GDP
Il segretario dell’Alleanza: cruciale per deterrenza Russia
The summit in The Hague is set to be one of the shortest gatherings of NATO leaders in the past quarter-century
Ukraine president urges leaders to increase defence spending more rapidly as Nato summit braces for Donald Trump to attend
The US has been pressuring its allies to adopt new targets for defence spending in response to the Russian threat.
NATO-Generalsekretär Mark Rutte warnt kurz vor dem Beginn der Gipfelgespräche in Den Haag eindringlich vor der Bedrohung durch Russland. Über das beschlossene Fünf-Prozent-Ziel…
THE HAGUE: There is no alternative to higher defense spending in light of the ongoing threat from Russia, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. “Given our long-term threat of…
Leaders due to formalise agreement to set defence spending at 5% but comments from US president over collective defence cause stir
Secretary-General Mark Rutte sought to downplay fears of wavering US commitment, predicting a ‘transformational summit’.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been exercising pressure for NATO allies to increase their defense spending across both of his terms in office.
The 32 leaders also said they were reaffirming their "ironclad commitment to collective defence".
The move will come into effect by 2035 and follows long-term pressure from President Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his commitment Wednesday NATO's core mutual defense pact at under which an attack on any member is an attack on all, after earlier sparking…
Alliance to ‘reaffirm’ support for Ukraine and pledged ‘ironclad commitment to collective defence’ spelled out in the defence partnership’s article 5.
According to the declaration, NATO members "will include direct contributions towards Ukraine’s defense and its defense industry when calculating Allies’ defense spending"
The bloc agrees to boost spending to 5% of GDP, but Spain, Belgium and Slovakia say they will struggle to meet target.
THE HAGUE: President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit Wednesday and suggested that increased spending by the…