NATO leaders gather at The Hague to vote on defense spending boost
NATO leaders are set to sign up to a big increase in defense spending on June 25, 2025 at a short summit tailor-made for US President Donald Trump, who struck a reassuring tone on his commitment to protecting fellow members of the alliance. The summit, taking place in the Dutch city The Hague, is expected to endorse a higher defense spending goal of 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) -- a response to a demand by Trump and to Europeans' fears that Russia poses a growing threat to their security following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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03:01President Trump, dear Donald, you made this change possible.
03:07Your leadership on this has already produced one trillion dollars in extra spending from European allies since 2016.
03:14And the decisions today will produce trillions more for our common defense to make us stronger and fairer by equalizing spending between America and America's allies.
