Ukraine president urges leaders to increase defence spending more rapidly as Nato summit braces for Donald Trump to attend

Nato is due to gather in The Hague tomorrow evening amid chaos in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Europe braces for Trump's arrival at the Nato summit with difficult questions over Iran and defence, following the 5% defence spending target he's demanded of allies

The group has truncated its summit to focus on a 5% per-country spending target, something Trump supports, to avoid upsetting him.

US president likely to be in self-congratulatory mood, with most allies persuaded to sign up to defence spending target

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five years

Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Russia could attack a Nato country within the next five years. The Ukrainian leader said Vladimir Putin could carry out an attack on another Nato…

Ukraine president urges leaders to increase defence spending more rapidly as Nato summit braces for Donald Trump to attend

Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Vladimir Putin could attack a NATO country within the next five years, as he criticised the alliance for a slow spending ramp up.

The spending target the military alliance just agreed on is unlikely to be met by all countries, but experts say some members are moving to bolster their defenses in case of a…

Leaders due to formalise agreement to set defence spending at 5% but comments from US president over collective defence cause stir

The move will come into effect by 2035 and follows long-term pressure from President Trump.

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…