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NATO's Rutte calls for raising defence spending above 2% of GDP

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states of the alliance on Monday to step up defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of national output set a decade ago, saying this was now too low because of new challenges.

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Rutte urges NATO countries to increase defense spending

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called on Alliance members to increase their defense spending beyond the shared target of 2% of GDP. This target, set 10 years ago, is now considered too low due to new challenges posed by Russia,

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NATO chief urges members to increase defense spending

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on alliance members to increase their defense spending beyond the previously set goal of 2% of national output. This request comes in response to new challenges that have emerged since the target was established a decade ago.

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Two NATO countries agree to reach 5% defense spending target

Lithuania and Estonia, following "good and constructive pressure" from the United States, have pledged to reach 5% defense ...

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What's Stopping NATO Countries From Boosting Defense Spending?

European countries have ramped up defense budgets since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And many leaders have ...

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Trump says NATO countries are 'taking advantage' and should contribute 5% of GDP

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that NATO member countries “were taking advantage” of the U.S. and should be paying more than double what they currently are required to pay for their ...

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Approval of US leadership among NATO members sinks: Gallup

Approval of U.S. leadership across NATO member countries was lower in 2024 than during the first three years of President Biden’s term in office, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. In ...

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Russia is escalating its dangerous shadow war against NATO, and there are fears it could get a lot worse

Russia is believed to be behind dozens of hybrid attacks, like arson or sabotage, on NATO soil since the Ukraine war started.

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Trump mistakes Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc and repeats the threat of massive tariffs

U.S. president Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing ...

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NATO Deploys Warships, Naval Drones to Baltic Sea Amid Russia Menace

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced on Tuesday a new mission, dubbed Baltic Sentry, to safeguard undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region.

Ukraine’s Nato membership will run into Washington ‘buzz saw’, warns Trump envoy

Any attempt to get Ukraine into Nato will run into a “buzz saw” in Washington unless Europe pays for it, a top diplomat for ...

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