Trump says Nato’s new 5% defence spending pledge a ‘big win’

Nato leaders agreed to ramp up defence spending to 5% of their countries’ economic output by 2035, following months of pressure from Donald Trump. The US president described the decision, taken at a summit in The Hague, as a “big win for Europe and… Western civilisation”. In a joint statement, members said they were united … Continue reading Trump says Nato’s new 5% defence spending pledge a ‘big win’