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NATO Agrees to 5% GDP for Defense After Trump Reaffirms Commitment
- NATO leaders met in The Hague on Wednesday and agreed to increase annual defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
- This decision responds to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, allied preparedness concerns, and pressures from the U.S. to share the defense burden.
- The new target divides into 3.5% for core defense, including troops and weapons, and 1.5% for broader security investments like cyber and infrastructure.
- Prime Minister Mark Rutte emphasized that for an extended period, the United States bore the majority of responsibility for this obligation, but that situation is now shifting.
- The commitment aims to strengthen NATO amid profound threats, but some members like Spain express reservations, while Australia plans to set its own spending levels.
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NATO agrees massive spending hike
NATO countries agreed Wednesday to massively ramp up their defence spending to satisfy US President Donald Trump, who hailed it as a "monumental win" for America — and reaffirmed his country's commitment to protect its European allies. Trump cut a jubilant figure after NATO's 32 countries agreed to his headline target of five percent of GDP on defence spending following two days of talks in The Hague. Taking credit for a "fantastic" outcome that…
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