NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has reportedly suggested a plan to member states to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP, with an additional 1.5% allocated to other defense-related expenditures. This proposal is seen as an attempt to meet Donald Trump’s demand for a 5% spending target.
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The plan could allow the U.S. president to claim a victory at the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague in June, without requiring European nations and Canada to commit to a politically and economically challenging 5% pledge specifically for core defense spending.
