Most NATO members endorse Trump's demand to up defence spending to 5% of GDP, Mark Rutte says
US President Donald Trump insists that US allies should spend at least 5% so America can focus on security priorities elsewhere, mostly in the Indo-Pacific and on its own borders.
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US President Donald Trump insists that US allies should spend at least 5% so America can focus on security priorities elsewhere, mostly in the Indo-Pacific and on its own borders.
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00:00NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said on Thursday that most allies endorse President
00:05Donald Trump's demand to spend 5% of GDP on defense.
00:09After a defense minister's meeting in Brussels, Rutte has cited broad support and expects
00:14a deal at NATO summit in The Hague later this month.
00:18The new target includes 3.5% on core military spending plus 1.5% on infrastructure for
00:24rapid deployment.
00:26This is a significant increase on the current 2% goal which about a total of members have
00:30yet to reach despite spending hikes since 2022.
00:36Of course you need the core defense spending, but let's be honest with each other.
00:40If a tank is not able to cross a bridge, if our societies are not prepared in case war
00:48breaks out for a whole-of-society approach, if you're not able to really develop the defense
00:54industrial base, then the 3.5% is great, but then you cannot really defend yourselves.
01:02Trump has pushed allies to spend more so the U.S. can focus elsewhere, questioning defense
01:06guarantees for those who spend too little.
01:09U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth claimed in Brussels that Trump revived the alliance
01:14and that European allies were grateful.
01:16He also hinted at a review of the 84,000 U.S. troops currently based in Europe.
01:21At their meeting, ministers also approved new purchasing targets for weapons and equipment,
01:26part of a major 2023 plan to defend alliance territory.