5 h. ago Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as ‘unreasonable’

MADRID (AP) — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in a letter sent on Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, said that Spain “cannot commit to a specific spending target in […]

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5 h. ago NATO’s anticipated defence spending increase ‘unreasonable’: Spain

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that Spain 'cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP' at next week's summit

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6 d. ago Starmer Signals Support for 3.5% NATO Aim With Talks on Date

Prime Minister Keir Starmer indicated that the UK was prepared to endorse a new NATO target committing 3.5% of members’ economic output to core defense spending, although he emphasized that key details such as the timeline were still being negotiated.

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6 d. ago Sweden and the Netherlands say before NATO summit they will spend 5% of GDP on defense

BRUSSELS (AP) — Less than two weeks before a NATO summit, Sweden and the Netherlands said Friday that they intend to increase defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands. Trump and his NATO counterparts meet for a summit in the Netherlands on June 24-25, where […]

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8 d. ago Pakistan hikes defense budget 20% following conflict with India, but overall spending is cut

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan Tuesday hiked defense spending by 20% following last month’s deadly conflict with India. The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the increase as part of the budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, in which overall spending will be cut by 7% to 17.57 trillion rupees ($62 billion). Pakistan and India […]

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1 week ago Canada Plans to Hike Defense Spending to Hit NATO Target, Globe Says

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce a large increase in defense spending which would allow Canada to meet NATO’s target this fiscal year, according to The Globe and Mail.

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2 w. ago The UK seeks to send a message to Moscow as it outlines higher defense spending

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is about to see the biggest increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War as it seeks to send “a message to Moscow,” the British defense secretary said Sunday. John Healey said the Labour government’s current plans for defense spending will be enough to transform the country’s […]

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3 w. ago NATO floats cybersecurity to be included in new spending target

(Bloomberg) — NATO proposed including expenditures on cybersecurity and activities related to border and coastal security to qualify for the military alliance’s new defense-related spending target of 1.5% of GDP. NATO started negotiations with countries on what will be allowed under its new spending target that it plans to adopt at a June summit, according […]

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3 w. ago NATO Chief Rutte Says Members Moving Toward 5% Spending Target

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the alliance will seek to adopt a new defense spending target of 5% of GDP at a June summit, meeting a demand by US President Donald Trump that had originally seemed unrealistic.

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