Overview

• On 4 September in Prague, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to advance implementation of Hague summit decisions on defence investment, industrial output, and support for Ukraine.
• He praised Czechia’s ammunition initiative as a success and reported progress on designing security guarantees intended to complement strong Ukrainian forces.
• Rutte said the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List has channelled roughly $2 billion in urgent aid from the United States to Ukraine, financed by Allies, with additional packages expected.
• After talks in Brussels with Estonian President Alar Karis, he cited Estonia’s movement toward the 2035 5% of GDP defence benchmark and noted its roles at Tapa and Ämari and its 0.25% of GDP annual military aid pledge.
• In Luxembourg, he welcomed a plan to reach 2% this year and visited SES and NATO’s NSPA to underscore space capabilities and procurement coordination, while reiterating that Russia remains the most significant and direct threat.