Nato pledges 5% GDP defence spending by 2035, reaffirms support for Ukraine

Nato pledges 5% GDP defence spending by 2035, reaffirms support for Ukraine

Nato leaders have formally committed to investing 5% of their annual GDP on defence and security-related spending by 2035, according to a report, citing the final declaration adopted at the alliance’s summit in The Hague on Wednesday

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, US President Donald Trump, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for a family photo with NATO leaders during a NATO leaders summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday. Reuters