NATO members have been facing pressure, particularly from ally Washington, to more than double their defense spending target.

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

Britain and its NATO allies will increase defense spending by at much as 5% of GDP in the next decade, officials have announced.

NATO meets for its annual summit this week, and the U.S. is pushing for allies to sharply increase their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product.

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Germany has said it supports a higher defense spending target even though this could leave Europe's largest economy in fiscal hot water.

NATO allies have reportedly agreed to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. One chart shows what a big ask that is.

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NATO members have been facing pressure, particularly from ally Washington, to more than double their defense spending target.

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.

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 decision by NATO members on Wednesday to spend five percent of their GDP on defence could shift budget priorities.