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NATO Defence Spending Target May Come 'Too Late' for Ukraine Crisis: Denmark
- At the NATO summit in Vilnius on June 2, Denmark's leader Mette Frederiksen cautioned that the goal to increase defence spending by 2032 is insufficiently timely given the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
- Frederiksen cautioned regional partners that NATO’s goal to increase defence spending by 2032 would be insufficiently timely, as nations accelerate their military investments following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, amid discussions on raising expenditure to five percent of GDP encouraged by President Trump.
- The summit gathered NATO's eastern flank, including the Bucharest Nine and Nordic countries, focusing on security while Ukrainian President Zelensky urged his country's inclusion in the upcoming NATO meeting.
- Frederiksen highlighted that Denmark’s defence budget has increased from 1.3 percent of GDP in 2019 to above three percent currently, but emphasized that this level remains insufficient and that further increases are urgently needed before 2032.
- The warning suggests NATO must accelerate defence investment to address immediate threats, as current targets risk lagging behind the fast-evolving security landscape caused by Russian aggression.
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NATO defence spending target may come 'too late' for Ukraine crisis: Denmark
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 would come "too late", as countries arm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. She was speaking at a summit in Vilnius, attended by Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
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