Mark Rutte

The new target is expected to be agreed at next month’s NATO summit.

Petr Pavel is calling for Europe to be able to work independently of the U.S. but “not necessarily separately.”

If the continent plays its cards right, the necessity of defense could turn out to be the mother of invention.

The measures will be discussed during a meeting of the leaders of more than 40 countries in Albania.

After warning that NATO might not survive the year, new German chancellor now says transatlantic unity is back on track.

Dozens of foreign leaders and ministers, headlined by U.S. President Donald Trump, are set to be in The Hague in June.

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“The development of nuclear weapons in space is a way for Russia to improve its capabilities,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte tells Welt am Sonntag.

Any American withdrawal poses dangers for the continent, Antti Häkkänen warned.

NATO’s boss insisted that the alliance “remains the cornerstone of European security,” despite worries about Trump.

America “is as active in NATO as ever, and some of this hysteria and hyperbole that I see … is unwarranted,” says Donald Trump’s top diplomat.

“There are no plans to withdraw or whatever,” NATO chief said of fears the U.S. might disengage from the alliance.

European allies are increasingly worried about the U.S. commitment to NATO.

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A return to buying more of Moscow’s fossil fuels would be a mistake, EU countries bordering Russia told POLITICO.

Britain’s Starmer announced the London meeting after a call with 29 allies — but not the U.S. Still he insisted any Ukraine peace plan needs an American security backstop.

“But we are absolutely not there yet,” defense chief says a day after talks with U.S. President Trump.

Chairman of Denmark parliament defense committee says “it would mean war.”

Macron’s calls for more military spending without tax increases have sparked fears over future cuts to social programs.

The EU needs to find ways to massively ramp up defense spending, the French president says.

A Thursday summit in Brussels will follow Sunday’s top-level diplomacy in London, with Europe’s leaders still facing important questions over military spending.

“We are at a crossroads in history,” says U.K.’s Starmer as some European leaders vow to increase defense spending.

Britain and France step in to heal Trump-Zelenskyy rift while Italy’s Meloni says she’s willing to be a bridge-builder.