NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will insist at this week’s alliance summit that member states are keeping their promise to boost defense spending.

Leaders are expected to focus on whether Europe can turn higher defense spending into military power as Washington pushes allies to shoulder more of the burden.

With Donald Trump still seething at allies' refusal to support his war with Iran, European governments hope to ease his anger with record defence spending announcements worth…

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte arrived in Ankara on Monday before the alliance's July 7-8 leaders' summit, where heads of state and government...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has demanded allies present clear plans to meet spending targets at the annual summit in Ankara.

The leaders of NATO are meeting in Turkey, and one of the biggest issues on the agenda will be defense spending.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will insist at this week’s alliance summit that member states are keeping their promise to boost defense spending.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Monday that member nations should present clear plans to reach the 5% defense spending goal at the upcoming Ankara...

Secretarul general al NATO Mark Rutte va insista, în cadrul summitului alianței de marți și miercuri, ca statele membre să își respecte promisiunea de a

Germany leads military spending drive as bigger economies grapple with funding pressures

The 32 nations agreed last year to invest 5% of their gross domestic product on defense.

Gathering in Ankara, Turkey, the 32 NATO leaders will take stock of their defence spending

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that allies put forward "clear, concrete and credible plans" to reach the organisation's spending targets, warning that those…

NATO leaders gather in Ankara to tackle US-Europe tensions, defence gaps and support for Ukraine’s military resilience.

The NATO alliance is preparing to announce tens of billions of dollars worth of defense contracts at the alliance's highly anticipated summit.

According to Mark Rutte, European Allies and Canada spent nearly 20% more on core defense in 2025 than they had the year before

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has urged allies to turn higher defense spending into concrete military capabilities as leaders prepare to gather in Ankara for the alliance’s…

On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, the alliance’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte said European members and Canada are on track to bring their defense spending into line with…

Gathering in Ankara, Turkey, the 32 NATO leaders will take stock of their defense spending.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has demanded that the allies put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organization’s spending targets at its annual summit…

Under pressure from Washington, the impetus is on European NATO members at this week's summit in Ankara to show they can deliver on defense spending commitments.