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NATO nears deal to grant Trump’s wish for giant military spending increase
NATO countries are using creative math to meet the U.S. president’s demand to more than double annual spending, partly by ...
NATO chief says alliance is ‘really close’ to accepting Trump’s 5% defense investment demand
Most U.S. allies at NATO endorse President Donald Trump’s demand and are ready to ramp up security spending even more, NATO ...
NATO is on the cusp of accepting Trump's 5% defense investment demand, Rutte says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says that most allies endorse President Donald Trump’s demand that they invest 5% of gross ...
Pentagon chief confident NATO will commit to Trump's defence spending target
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday he was confident that members of the NATO alliance would sign up to ...
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US says NATO close to agreeing to Trump's spending demand
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday that NATO allies were close to agreeing a deal on spending ahead of a ...
NATO likely to hike defense spending despite economic woes
The military alliance looks set to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demands to commit to a massive increase in defense spending. Some creative counting proposed by NATO head Mark Rutte could soften ...
Nato Summit 2025: US pushes allies for higher defence spending amid Trump demands
Trump wants Nato members to raise defence budgets to 5% of their GDP. Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte has proposed a ...
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 ...