NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit at The Hague.

Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25. Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

June 27, 2025

This week's gathering of NATO leaders ended with the alliance still intact, and the United States still on board. It avoided drama with U.S. President Donald Trump, with members offering to increase their defence spending to five per cent of GDP by 2035.

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