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Front-Line States Prepare to Fight Alone
- NATO leaders will meet in The Hague on June 25 for a brief summit focused on agreeing to a new defense spending baseline of 5 percent of GDP to deter Russia.
- The summit response follows sustained demands from US President Trump for higher European defense spending amid rising tensions including recent US airstrikes on Iran.
- Front-Line states like Finland, Poland, and the Baltic countries are increasing military capacity and support to Ukraine, with Finland becoming a major ammunition producer.
- The summit declaration is planned to be short, with limited references to Russia as a threat, reflecting efforts to accommodate Trump’s preference for brief meetings.
- The outcome will test NATO’s unity amid internal divisions, uncertain US involvement, and some members resisting defense spending goals while front-line states prepare to act independently.
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