NATO summit addresses defense spending as Trump pushes European allies for 5% GDP commitment, while Iran nuclear concerns and Ukraine's membership aspirations complicate alliance unity.

BRUSSELS — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge ...

In a statement, called the Hague Declaration, members also say: "We reaffirm our ironclad commitment to collective defence".

BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) -NATO members agreed on Sunday to a big increase in their defence spending target to 5% of gross domestic product, as demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump, but Spain said ...

Basking in admiration, the president took a victory lap over new spending commitments, while defending U.S. strikes on Iran.

Nato summit shambles? US and Spain 'opt out' of new spending target Donald Trump has been demanding member states ramp up defence expenditure to 3.5 per cent of GDP, with an extra 1.5 per cent on ...

The two-day gathering is also intended to signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that NATO is united, despite Trump's previous criticism of the alliance.

NATO set to hold a summit next week Trump wants NATO states to spend at least 5% of GDP on defence Spanish PM says committing to 5% target is unreasonable Sanchez facing pressure from allies at home ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The success of a key NATO summit hung in the balance on Friday, after Spain announced that it cannot raise the billions of dollars needed to meet a new defense investment pledge ...