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

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…

Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen urged cooperation ahead of a Nato summit this week

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

Berlin aims to hit NATO's defence spending goal six years early

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...

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

Donald Trump ‘thought to be planning to reward or punish countries based on their defence spending’

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 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…