NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte lauded President Donald Trump’s efforts to push NATO allies to increase defense spending, amid efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump has long advocated for ...

WASHINGTON − The new head of NATO and President Donald Trump agree on one thing: European member states should be paying more for their defense. Seated next to Trump in the Oval Office on ...

Polish President Andrzej Duda issued a special letter on Wednesday, asking all leaders of NATO member states to increase defence spending from 2% to at least 3% of GDP. In the letter, seen by ...

President Trump said Thursday that NATO had to remain “strong” — as the military alliance’s top official praised him for sparking a “staggering” boost in military ...

"The Europeans countries are spending a package of $800 billion on defense spending." Rutte then nodded along as Trump recalled demanding that NATO nations pay up their fair share during his first ...

Finance Minister Riikka Purra (Finns) told news outlet MTV that she expects Nato's defence spending target to rise to three or even 3.5 percent of member states' GDP. "I believe it will fall within ...

and decisive,” Sanchez said Thursday after talks with the leaders of nine parties to muster support for boosting defense spending and meeting NATO targets. “We will not cut a single cent from ...

As Europe urgently rushes to rearm, Sanchez said last week that Spain will reach NATO’s target of spending the equivalent of at least 2% of gross domestic product on defense by 2029. This would mark a ...