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US pressures NATO to seal deal on ramping up defence spending
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to attend meetings in The Hague on June 24-25 with NATO officials to advocate for an increase in defense spending.
- The meeting comes amid US pressure for NATO members to increase their defence spending to 5% of their GDP, a significant rise from the existing two percent goal.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte proposed a compromise to reach 3.5 percent on core military spending and 1.5 percent on security-related areas by 2032.
- Hegseth expressed confidence that NATO members would commit to the five percent defence spending target initiated under President Trump, stressing that this increase must be agreed upon by the upcoming summit.
- The deal aims to secure US commitment while balancing alliance disagreements over timelines and definitions of defence-related spending.
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Donald Trump convinced NATO to raise defense spending to a record level, where is there any room for maneuver for Slovenia?
US President Donald Trump is pressing European leaders to increase defense spending across NATO. During Thursday's meeting in Brussels, each defense minister is expected to approve their country's plans.
RECIT - Under US pressure, transatlantic allies are expected to approve a significant leap in military spending at the Hague Summit in three weeks' time.
Belgium is not against spending 5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, as Washington asks, but needs time and flexibility, said Defence Minister Theo Francken (N-VA) on Thursday. When asked after a meeting of NATO defence ministers, he felt that Belgium would need more than seven years to achieve this goal. ...
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