NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is requiring alliance members to present credible plans for meeting defense spending targets ahead of a key summit, as President Donald Trump seeks to enforce commitments made at last year's gathering. The push comes as European allies work to equalize their defense spending with the United States.
NATO's deputy commander calls for increased defense spending and Ukraine support ahead of next month's Turkey summit, as President Trump renews threats to leave the alliance during a meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House.
Leaders of Germany, France, Italy, the UK, and Poland met in Berlin to strengthen NATO's European pillar before NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's Wednesday meeting with President Trump. The diplomatic efforts come amid tensions over European participation in the US-Israel war on Iran and Trump's planned troop reductions, ahead of a potentially contentious NATO summit in Ankara in July 2026.
