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NATO Leaders Prepare to Pledge 5% GDP Defense Spending at The Hague Summit

Resistance from some member states risks undermining cohesion on NATO’s push to boost military budgets against Russia’s threat.

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US soldiers install a floating element used to assemble a transportation barge across the Danube river on June 13, 2025
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Overview

  • NATO leaders will convene on June 24–25 in The Hague to formally agree to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2032.
  • The UK and Spain are resisting the accelerated timeline, proposing delays and flexible definitions for what counts toward the pledge.
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump have pressed for the 5% benchmark as a new standard for NATO and other allies.
  • EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas cautioned that Russia’s expanding military and infrastructure attacks make bolstered European deterrence indispensable.
  • As the United States shifts focus to China and Middle East security challenges, European members face greater responsibility for collective defense and continued support for Ukraine.