The Hague, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - NATO chief seeks defence spending at 5% of GDP by 2032: Dutch PM

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2025-05-09

NATO chief Mark Rutte wants member countries to agree at a summit in June to reach five percent of GDP on defence-related spending by 2032, Dutch premier Dick Schoof said Friday. President Donald Trump has demanded Washington's NATO allies ramp up their military spending to five percent of GDP, a level that not even the United States currently hits. Schoof said Rutte had written to NATO's 32 member countries calling for them to reach 3.5 percent......

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